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Object Number
2016.2.5
Display Title
Dance wand with shell inlay
Descriptions
Object Description
Dance wand, wood with shell inlay design, finial end
Inventory Description
Dance wand, flattened wood head with shell pattern and fish inlay design, cylindrical ,finial end
Classification
- Dance wand
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1968 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
New Georgia
Materials
Wood , Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 2.1 × 65 × 6.5 cm (13/16 × 25 9/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2016.2.5
Credit Line
Gift of Anthropological and Medical Expedition to Solomon Islands by Prof. Melvin E. Clouse, MD, a member of the Expedition
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Melvin E. Clouse, MD
(1968-2016)
Donor
Donated by
Prof. Melvin E. Clouse, MD
(1968-2016)
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