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Object Number 69-20-70/1354
Display Title "District god" badge of office
Descriptions
Object Description "District god" badge of office
Inventory Description Staff, cylindrical handle, carved end and flared head, circular cut-outs
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / Cook Islands / Mangaia Island
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 113 x 15 x 10 cm (44 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 1354
Provenance
Donor Donated by Boston Marine Society (1869)

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