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Object Number
27-5-70/D2910
Display Title
Back-scratchers
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Laau lomilomi
Object Description
Shaped wooden stick with curved top - probably used as 'laao lomi lomi' or massage stick
Inventory Description
Stick, crooked, faceted carved shaft, burnt spots on tip
Classification
- Stick
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 50 x 26.5 x 4.4 cm (19 11/16 x 10 7/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-2910
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor
Mr. Edward Tenney
(1927)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-5-70/D2910.1 | Back-scratchers or massage sticks |
Stick
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2911 | Back-scratcher |
Stick
|
Hawaii
| |
| 85-7-70/37599 | Massage stick |
Tools
|
Hawaii
| |
| 20-33-40/D1606.1 | Back scratchers ? |
Paddle
|
Bosnia?
| |
| 20-33-40/D1606.2 | Back scratchers ? |
Paddle
|
Bosnia?
| |
| 20-33-40/D1606 | Back scratchers ? |
Paddle
|
Bosnia?
| |
| 15-36-10/86386 | Short bone scratchers incised with lines and painted red. Attached to a thong. |
Scraper
|
British Columbia
| |
| 05-12-40/64577 | "Scratchers" |
Scraper
|
Belgium
| |
| 05-12-40/64559 | Scratchers & Scrapers |
Scraper
|
Belgium
| |
| 05-12-40/64652 | Scratchers |
Scraper
|
France
| |
| 05-12-40/64578 | "Scratchers" |
Scraper
|
Belgium
| |
| 05-12-40/64579 | "Scratchers" |
Scraper
|
Belgium
|