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Object Number
61-7-30/8226.1
Display Title
Carved wooden staff - ceremonial
Descriptions
Object Description
Staff, decorated with carving and wrapped cord
Inventory Description
Staff, pointed one end, serrated carved top, wrapped fiber, 3 tassles
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Canela
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
/
Maranhao
/
<County>
/
Barra do Corda
/
Baixao Preto
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Ponto
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Ponto
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 127.5 x 6.2 x 8 cm (50 3/16 x 2 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
61-7-30/8226
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1957 - 1961)
Expedition
University of Wisconsin
(1957 - 1961)
Expedition
Institute of Andean Research
(1957 - 1961)
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