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Carved wooden ceremonial baton
Carved wooden ceremonial baton
Object Number 41-77-10/23387
Display Title Carved wooden ceremonial baton
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, totem pole, human and animal motifs
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska?
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 69.3 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm (27 5/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-77-10/23387
Provenance
Provenance Mrs. Samuel Cabot (1937)

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