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Object Number
53-47-30/7494
Display Title
8' wood "wand of authority"
Descriptions
Object Description
8' wood "wand of authority"
Inventory Description
Wood staff, 1 end w/ slit and carved bands, other end perforated rattle w/stones
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Taiwano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Pirapara
Materials
Wood, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 251 x 4.1 x 4 cm (98 13/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53-47-30/7494
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Richard Evans Schultes
(1953)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-2-70/64843.1 | Staff of authority (ua) |
Staff
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Rapa Nui
| |
| 05-2-70/64842.1 | Staff of authority (and rush cover for same (ua)) |
Staff
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 08-36-70/74288.1 | Chief's canes used as badges of authority |
Staff
|
Eastern Lepanto
Northern Nueva Vizcaya | |
|
| 08-36-70/74288 | Chief's canes used as badges of authority |
Staff
|
Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Eastern Lepanto | |
| 970-29-70/4775 | Dancing wand (" 'au'ikao") of light wood with black paint, in 2 pieces. |
Staff
|
Solomon islands
| |
|
| 08-36-70/74288.2 | Chief's canes used as badges of authority |
Staff
|
Eastern Lepanto
Northern Nueva Vizcaya | |
| 62-48-50/10586 | Chief's wand with carved multiple figures in wood |
Staff
|
Ivory Coast
| |
| 17-59-30/F50 | Chief's staff of authority |
Staff
|
Brazil
| |
| 47-54-70/2474 | Large dance wand in cork-like wood with incised human figures |
Staff
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 05-2-70/64842.2 | Rush cover for staff of authority (ua) |
Staff
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 20-33-40/D1598 | Carved wand ? |
Staff
|
Bosnia
| |
| 20-33-40/D1599 | Carved wand ? |
Staff
|
Bosnia
|