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Object Number
78-5-30/16798
Display Title
Staff for carrying prepared head of an enemy. Ceremonial lance, rattle in end
Descriptions
Object Description
Staff for carrying prepared head of an enemy. Ceremonial lance, rattle in end
Inventory Description
Staff, carved wood with bulbous rattle one end, feathers and aqua paint other
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Feather, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 276.5 x 4.4 x 2.1 cm (108 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
78-5-30/16798
Credit Line
Gift of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1878
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Louis Agassiz
(1878)
Collector
Hassler Expedition
(1878)
Donor
Museum of Comparative Zoology
(1878)
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