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Shaman's spirit seat (miniature)
Shaman's spirit seat (miniature)
Object Number 976-61-30/9995
Display Title Shaman's spirit seat (miniature)
Descriptions
Object Description Shaman's spirit seat (miniature) 7.5 x 6 x 3.25 cm
Inventory Description Carved wooden miniature stool, 4 legs, polished.
Classification
  • Stool
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1976
Culture
  • Iku
  • Arhuaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sogrome
Additional Geographic Terms Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria, Southern corner of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 6.1 x 3.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-61-30/9995; 16
Provenance
Collector James Billipp (1976)

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