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Prayer sticks
Object Number 80-21-60/22435.2
Display Title Prayer sticks
Descriptions
Object Description Prayer sticks. Long flat rectangular carved piece of lightweight, light yellow colored wood, cut radially. One end is rounded while the other one has a more defined point. Only on surface is decorated with incised lines and "W" shaped designs, while the verso is flat and smooth.
Inventory Description Staff, mustache lifter?, carved wood, one face with geometric designs, pointed
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ainu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 36.8 x 3.2 x 0.7 cm (14 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 80-21-60/22435.2; (79)
Provenance
Collector Prof. Edward Sylvester Morse (1879 - 1880)

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