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Object Number 970-29-70/4783
Display Title Dance wand ("reba"), painted with black and white, abstract +
Descriptions
Object Description Dance wand ("reba"), painted with black and white, abstract +
Inventory Description Staff, flat, geometric and s-shaped elements stacked, pigmented, handle
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Date 1960
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Malaita, North; lau Lagoon; Baelelea village
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 56 x 13 x 1.5 cm (22 1/16 x 5 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 970-29-70/4783/ 35

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