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Wooden dance wand incised with symbols of water and of snake
Wooden dance wand incised with symbols of water and of snake
Object Number 47-54-70/2490
Display Title Wooden dance wand incised with symbols of water and of snake
Descriptions
Inventory Description Club, flat crescent blade head, incised zigzag designs, ridged conical end, blac
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / San Cristobal Island
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 88.4 x 28.5 x 2.4 cm (34 13/16 x 11 1/4 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2490; SOLOMON ISLs; D.27.952; 452.

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