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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
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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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