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Object Number
973-46-70/5385
Display Title
Baton or staff, made of black wood, pointed at one end; small carved decoration
Descriptions
Object Description
Baton or staff, made of black wood, pointed at one end; small carved decoration other end. Stained or painted black.
Inventory Description
Staff, carved elongated shaft, pointed 1 end, 1 end serrated knob, black, soiled
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea?
Additional Geographic Terms
Melanesia
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 67 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm (26 3/8 x 1 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-46-70/5385
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