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Walking stick with head carved
Walking stick with head carved
Object Number 17-41-50/B1978
Display Title Walking stick with head carved
Descriptions
Inventory Description Staff, carved wood human head knob handle, incised features
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Upper?
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 125.4 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm (49 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B-1978
Provenance
Collector Lt. G. Mackenzie (1880-1899)
Dealer William O. Oldman (1917)
Donor Mrs. George P. Howe (1917)
Donor Prof. A. C. Coolidge (1917)
Donor Mr. Oric Bates (1917)

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