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Object Number
23-47-70/D1770
Display Title
Dancing club and sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Staff, carved wood, ovate, black pigmented linear design, cracked
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Santa Cruz Islands
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 58.7 x 5.4 x 5.5 cm (23 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D1770
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-47-70/D1769 | Dancing club and sheath |
Staff
|
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Raw Material |
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|
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Ruck Island | |
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Raw Material
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| |
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| |
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| |
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New Ireland Province
| |
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Staff
|
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