Dance paddle

Museum number:
11-2874
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110002874
Accession number:
Acc.1945K
Description:
Wood carving:dance paddle or wand.
Donor:
Robert L. Simmons
Collection place:
New Ireland Province, Bismarck Archipelago, Islands Region
Culture or time period:
Melanesian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
April 26, 1945
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Dance paddle, accession number 11-2874, described as Wood carving:dance paddle or wand.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dance paddle, accession number 11-2874, described as Wood carving:dance paddle or wand.

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