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Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15219, described as dancing staff; reddish brown wood w/ double axehead motif at top (6 engraved elliptical eyes on each face); string of cowries attached at base; l. 18.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15217, described as dancing staff; reddish brown encrusted wood; standing female w/ shell bead band at abdomen, iron ringlet at neck and left ankle, red and white bead strand below ringlet; carved w/ double-bladed axe motif above head, axe has two engraved eyes (?) on front; l. 71.3 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Dancing staff, accession number 5-15218, described as dancing staff, reddish brown wood; kneeling female w/ separately carved double axe blades attached w/ iron spike above head; necklace of tiny brown beads and 2 larger red beads; 2 leather thong wrist straps attached through perforation at base; l. 31.7 cm.

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