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Wooden digging stick with figure on top
Wooden digging stick with figure on top
Object Number 46-77-30/6275
Display Title Wooden digging stick with figure on top
Descriptions
Inventory Description Staff, flattened end, human figure with headdress, holding sticks, burnt
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 76.5 x 5.9 x 2.8 cm (30 1/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/6275

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