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Walking stick or wand of office made of dark reed and wooden handle +
Walking stick or wand of office made of dark reed and wooden handle +
Object Number 46-78-30/5617
Display Title Walking stick or wand of office made of dark reed and wooden handle +
Descriptions
Object Description Walking stick or wand of office made of dark reed and wooden handle with incised lines
Inventory Description Stick, broken reed, 1 end cut, other wrapped with fiber, pigmented
Classification
  • Stick
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Amazon Basin Indians
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Amazon basin
Materials Reed, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 131.1 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm (51 5/8 x 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-30/5617
Provenance
Owner S. Jacob (02/01/1901)
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (02/01/1901)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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