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Object Number
995-29-10/74594
Display Title
Wooden dance wand in shape of butterfly
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden dance wand with long handle and top depicting a butterfly. Bottom part of handle is natural wood while the upper portion is painted gold. Body of butterfly is brown with blue detailing. Wings are yellow with black designs and blue spots.
Inventory Description
Dance wand, carved wood, polychrome geo. butterfly design and shape
Classification
- Dance wand
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980s
Culture
- Hopi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Hopi mesas
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 35.5 x 12.5 x 2.6 cm (14 x 4 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74594 & M7\ 14 in
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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