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Object Number
973-46-70/5387
Display Title
Throwing club, ceremonial
Descriptions
Object Description
Decorated baton; tiered with point at end, painted design of brown-red, white & yellow stripes. 59 cm. L.
Inventory Description
Carving, baton, cylindrical and tapered, pointed at crown, polychrome designs
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 45 x 4.5 x 4.1 cm (17 11/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-46-70/5387
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Eliot Elisofon
Intermediary
Robert G. Gardner
(09/1973)
Donor
Donated by
Estate of Eliot Elisofon
(09/1973)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 973-46-70/5388 | Throwing club, ceremonial |
Staff
|
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| |
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Carving
|
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| |
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Staff
|
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| |
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Carving
|
Congo
| |
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Raw Material
Club |
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| |
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Carving
|
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| |
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|
Marquesas Islands
| |
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Cajamarquilla
| |
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|
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| |
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Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
|
Media Restricted
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Staff
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Alaska
| |
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Ground Stone
|
Oaxaca
|