Wood object

Museum number:
16-9835
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21160009835
Accession number:
Acc.1810
Description:
Ornamental war club; Dinu; palm wood; paddle-shaped; handle covered with cotton string, razor grass; feathers; used in dancing; painted designs in red and white; 26.25 inches x 4.5 inches wide; bifurcated end.
Donor:
Kenneth M. Kensinger and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Collector:
Kenneth M. Kensinger and Summer Institute of Linguistics
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1963
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wood object, accession number 16-9835, described as Ornamental war club; Dinu; palm wood; paddle-shaped; handle covered with cotton string, razor grass; feathers; used in dancing; painted designs in red and white; 26.25 inches x 4.5 inches wide; bifurcated end.

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