Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Start Over Object name Wand Collector Phoebe Apperson Hearst

Museum number:: 11-321
Culture or time period:: Melanesian
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collector:: Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:: Solomon Islands

Museum number:: 2-9939
Culture or time period:: Hopi
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 52 centimeters and width 22 centimeters
Collector:: Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:: Arizona
Collection date:: 1913

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