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Ceremonial staff called kakar - used in puberty ceremony & is the +
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Object Number 36-105-70/488
Display Title Ceremonial staff called kakar - used in puberty ceremony & is the +
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kakar
Object Description Ceremonial staff called kakar - used in puberty ceremony & is the +
Inventory Description Staff, wood, carved head, shaft banded with feathers, hair, wool, shell, and fib
Classification
  • Staff
  • Shaft, modified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Gaut; Murik, across the lagoon from
Materials Wood, Feather, Cotton, Human hair, Shell, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 121.6 x 12.2 x 5 cm (47 7/8 x 4 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 36-105-70/488

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