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Object Number 27-56-70/D2774.1
Display Title Feathered wands
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wand, bamboo shaft, tapered to point, wrapped with fiber and feathers
Classification
  • Wand
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Village of Kowel
Additional Geographic Terms Maro River, about 60 mi from mouth of
Dimensions Overall: 133 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (52 3/8 x 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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