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Object Number 985-27-10/59126
Display Title Zuni wand. Made from piece of wood cut & notched at bottom for handle & painted
Descriptions
Object Description Zuni wand associated with the Wood Society and used in the stick swallowing ceremony. Made from piece of wood cut & notched at bottom for handle & painted in white and red broad stripes w/ narrow stripes of black. Six wild turkey feathers lashed to top. 3 1/2 eagle feathers lashed to body of wand. 72x30 cm.
Inventory Description Wooden stick, notched, painted, decorated with feathers
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1985
Culture
  • Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 72 x 19.5 x 6 cm (28 3/8 x 7 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59126
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)
Collector Andrew Dasburg
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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