love stick; single, carved wood shaft with pointed ends; smooth handle; notched motifs at upper end, center and above handle. body of shaft painted black with incised triangular designs.
Donor:
Norden H. Cheatham
Collection place:
Truk Lagoon, Chuuk Island Group, Federated States of Micronesia
Culture or time period:
Micronesian
Collector:
Norden H. Cheatham
Collection date:
1960
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
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
Accession date:
September 15, 1994
Context of use:
purchased by donor on open tourist market in mid 1960's. represents state of the art at the time.
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
height 0.7 centimeters, width 1.2 centimeters, and length 67.2 centimeters