Ceremonial staff Ceremonial staff; 1604; The rosewood staff is adorned with depictions of European princes; biblical scenes; the titles of Prince Maurice and the coat of arms of the city of Enkhuizen. Perhaps the staff was made in Calicut on the west coast of India on the occasion of the friendship treaty that the Dutch East India Company admiral Steven van der Haghen concluded with the sovereign in 1604; Enkhuizen; the Dutch East India Company; Maurits (Prince of Orange); anonymous; Calicut (possibly); knop; staf; l 196 cm