<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">staffs</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>shafts</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>staff weapon components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>hafts</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>poles</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shafts</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>staff</topic></variant> <note 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)." ]]></note></mads>