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Object Number
34-81-20/3602
Display Title
Bamboo dog head staff
Descriptions
Object Description
Bamboo dog head staff
Inventory Description
Staff, carved animal head one end, incised features, broken handle
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yaqui
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms
Sonora
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
Dimensions
Overall: 129 x 7.5 x 1.9 cm (50 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-81-20/3602
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Carl C. Seltzer
(01/01/1934-05/07/1934)
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Brazil
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Angola
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South Africa
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Africa
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Staff
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Malakula Island
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Staff
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Malaysia
India? |