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Object Number
35-50-50/1370
Display Title
Rain stick - eland tail - part of medicine man's equipment
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Rain stick, part of animal tail attached to carved wood handle, twisted fiber co
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Wanyamwezi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
/
Tanganyika
Dimensions
Overall: 52.7 x 2.4 cm (20 3/4 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-50-50/1370 / 101-54
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