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Object Number
53-47-30/7505.2
Display Title
4 Thumping sticks of balsa wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Hollow log with carved top opening, painted snake and geometric design
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1953
Culture
- Kubeo
- Cubeo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Vaupés
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 124 x 10 cm (48 13/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53-47-30/7505.2
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Richard E. Schultes, 1953
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Richard Evans Schultes
(Spring 1953)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Richard Evans Schultes
(October 1953)
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