... Figured it out.
The "staff" is rigidly attached to the weighted base below. At its top, there's a bar running up his sleeve, down his leg, to a small step which he's standing on under the dangling robe. The biggest hint is when Death puts the little scythe into his left hand, he can't move that arm at all.
The "staff" is rigidly attached to the weighted base below. At its top, there's a bar running up his sleeve, down his leg, to a small step which he's standing on under the dangling robe. The biggest hint is when Death puts the little scythe into his left hand, he can't move that arm at all.