<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">staffs</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31378817</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:42:12</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hafts</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">poles</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">shafts</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">staff</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Long, straight, poles of metal or wood, usually circular in section, that constitute the main bodies of staff weapons, serving as handles and to carry the heads. For the smaller objects of similar form constituting the main bodies of arrows, use "shafts (tool components)." ]]></dc:description></metadata>