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Object Number 32-28-20/58
Display Title Alcalde's cane
Descriptions
Object Description Alcalde's cane; Cane, “Pedro”
Inventory Description Staff or cane, black, polished, metal tip and head, slik tassel
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quiché
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Alta Verapaz / <County> / San Cristobal Los Altos
Dimensions Overall: 84.5 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm (33 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 32-28-20/58

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