Barenaked Ladies for (you) Baker!
And ninjas!
Also looks like the fasci, which I believe was an electrical device and not merely a metaphor of a bundle of sticks being a mighty faggot. (kek)
almost all depictions show the rods look like pipes and not sticks. Some paintings show whole regiments of soldiers carrying fasci and followed by a large box like the ark of the covenant.
I heard about that here: (amazing symbolic connections to all kinds of stuff)
The Complete Journey of the Chrism Oil w Full Images Charlie Freak on the Mark Devlin Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GazqRInkgg
Damn, I see it!