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Object Number
40-47-60/7066
Display Title
Inau prayer stick (fetish) pointed at one end and with shavings
Descriptions
Object Description
Prayer stick (fetish) pointed at one end and with shavings hanging from top; is stuck in ground
Inventory Description
Staff, carved wood, one end pointed, other end shaved forming wood strip fringe
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ainu?
- Yezo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Japan
/
Ishikari
/
Hokkaido
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 54 x 5.9 x 5.2 cm (21 1/4 x 2 5/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-47-60/7066
Provenance
Collector
William Penn Brooks
(1876-1888 - 1938)
Donor
Dr. Sumner C. Brooks
(1938 - 1940)
Donor
Mrs. George A. Drew
(1938 - 1940)
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