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Object Number 65-46-50/10837
Display Title Wooden stick, band of metal around one end, nail 8" from end - ceremonial
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden stick, 35" long, band of metal around one end, nail 8" from end - ceremonial?
Inventory Description Carved wooden stick, hollowed 1 end with metal strip, nail in center.
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Angloa; Chileso
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 89 x 2 x 1 cm (35 1/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-46-50/10837

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