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Object Number
970-29-70/4778
Display Title
Dance wand ("reba"), colored with modern oil paint instead of the traditional ea
Descriptions
Object Description
Dance wand ("reba"), colored with modern oil paint instead of the traditional earth colors. Figure of a bird with a smaller bird on its back. 42 cm. x 35 cm.
Inventory Description
Staff, flat, carved bird shape with smaller one on back, handle, painted
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon; Liuna'asi village
Materials
Wood, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 42 x 34 x 1.1 cm (16 9/16 x 13 3/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
970-29-70/4778
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