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Object Number 23-47-70/D1769
Display Title Dancing club and sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Staff, pointed end, painted black linear designs, 2 triangular projections
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Santa Cruz Islands
Dimensions Overall: 77.6 x 6.9 x 5.2 cm (30 9/16 x 2 11/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D1769

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