bâton de commandement


bâton de commandement

(bɑtɔ̃ də kɔmɑ̃dmɑ̃) n (Palaeontology) an antler object found in Upper Palaeolithic sites from the Aurignacian period onwards, consisting of a rod, often ornately decorated, with a hole through the thicker end[literally: baton of command, although the object was probably actually used in making shafts for arrows and spears]