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Walking stick of wood
Object Number 30-36-50/B4790
Display Title Walking stick of wood
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden walking stick
Inventory Description Staff, wood, carved human head, hair and geometric decoration, cracked
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Liberia, Interior
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 83 x 4.7 x 5 cm (32 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B/4790
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1930
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1930 - 1930)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1930)

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