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Struck sticks
Object Number 37-98-70/850
Display Title Struck sticks
Descriptions
Indigenous Term doli goli
Object Description Struck sticks; Smaller stick one third size of larger stick; smaller stick used to strick larger stick; smaller stick fastened to side of larger stick with a string,
Inventory Description Sticks, larger notched stick, small stick attached with strip of cloth
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Bark
Dimensions Overall: 90.8 x 6.4 x 7 cm (35 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/850
Provenance
Collector Dr. Barbara Lawrence

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