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Object Number
05-2-70/64842.1
Display Title
Staff of authority (and rush cover for same (ua))
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ua
Object Description
Staff of authority (and rush cover for same (ua)).
See # 64843 for more info.
Inventory Description
Wood staff, carved anthro. 2-sided head, bone/stone inlay eyes, paddle-like shaf
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1905
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Chile
/
Rapa Nui
Materials
Wood, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 188.7 x 9.6 x 6 cm (74 5/16 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64842 & 128\44 & 05-2-70/64842.1
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1904-1905 - 1905)
Expedition
Albatross Expedition
(1904-1905)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(04/1905)
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