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Staff or "Cane" for an Old Woman, Carved Wood with Elaborate Dragon Motif
Staff or "Cane" for an Old Woman, Carved Wood with Elaborate Dragon Motif
Object Number 991-12-60/15182
Display Title Staff or "Cane" for an Old Woman, Carved Wood with Elaborate Dragon Motif
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Staff or "cane", carved wood, for old woman. Elaborate dragon carving in center and both ends. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 147 cm. (l) x 6.8 cm. (w) x 3.5 cm. (d).
Inventory Description Staff, wood, intricately carved dragons at ends and middle, base damaged
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 146.5 x 6.2 x 4.2 cm (57 11/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 991-12-60/15182
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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