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Object Number
85-7-70/37599
Display Title
Massage stick
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Lauu lomi lomi
Object Description
Massage stick. Originally described as a wooden implement, back-scratcher.
Inventory Description
Message stick, carved wood, cylindrical, curved angled head, tapered
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 64 x 23 x 11 cm (25 3/16 x 9 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37599
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-5-70/D2910.1 | Back-scratchers or massage sticks |
Stick
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2910 | Back-scratchers |
Stick
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2911 | Back-scratcher |
Stick
|
Hawaii
| |
| 05-19-10/64717 | Message stick |
Special
|
Erie County
| |
| 35-78-10/5004 | Head scratcher, used at time of child birth and during menstrual observances. |
Tools
|
California
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4661 | Wooden incised message stick 7 1/2" long |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Western Australia
| |
| 2003.1.613 | Wooden implement, wood stick handle, wrapped metal tip, angled top. |
Tools
| ||
| 51-33-70/3227 | Wood message stick |
Ornament
|
Australia
| |
| 20-33-40/D1606 | Back scratchers ? |
Paddle
|
Bosnia?
| |
| 20-33-40/D1606.1 | Back scratchers ? |
Paddle
|
Bosnia?
| |
| 20-33-40/D1606.2 | Back scratchers ? |
Paddle
|
Bosnia?
| |
| 05-19-10/65065 | Back scratcher |
Unclassified
|
Sarnia Reservation
|