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Object Number 06-7-70/65893
Display Title Katoua (club)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Katoua
Inventory Description Staff, cylindrical, tapered, flattened, pointed both ends, fiber tied, feathers
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / Niue
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Dimensions Overall: 86.2 x 7.3 x 3 cm (33 15/16 x 2 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65893

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