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Object Number
39-93-60/6020
Display Title
Carved wooden sceptre for travelling - used by priests Dtomba; Hung +
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wooden sceptre for travelling - used by priests Dtomba; Hung with rags of multi-colors and small bell strung through metal ring
Inventory Description
Staff, carved and painted buddhas and symbols, bell attached to cloth tassel
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nashi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
/
Yunnan
/
<County>
/
Likiang
Materials
Wood, Metal, Cloth, Pigment, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 41.5 x 4.8 x 4.4 cm (16 5/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-93-60/6020
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1939
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