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Object Number
85-7-70/37699
Display Title
Burden pole
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Auamo
Object Description
Shoulder carrying stick. Burden poles...were an important means of transporting goods on land. Wood, gourd or basketry containers slung in nets were suspended from the notched ends.
Inventory Description
Burden pole, cylindrical handle, curved head, square notch on both sides
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 114 x 5 x 5 cm (44 7/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37699
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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