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Carved cane
Object Number 29-34-70/D3322
Display Title Carved cane
Descriptions
Inventory Description Staff, carved wood, incised, angled handle, shell inlay, perforations
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand
Materials Wood, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 90 x 14.5 x 3 cm (35 7/16 x 5 11/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-34-70/D3322
Provenance
Collector Mrs. A. C. Spring
Donor Mrs. A. C. Spring (1929)

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