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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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