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Baton?
Object Number 77-35-70/11639
Display Title Baton?
Descriptions
Inventory Description Staff, carved triangle and chevron cutout head, black paint, cylindrical shaft
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 122.4 x 12.5 x 2.3 cm (48 3/16 x 4 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 11.639
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mrs. John Dixwell

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