Wood

Museum number:
5-15779
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015779
Alternate number:
S-60
Accession number:
Acc.4613
Description:
Nostrum, wood; six packets of fiber-tied sections of sawn branches and some loose sawdust; all wrapped in newspaper; each section length circa 6.5 centimeters.
Donor:
Burton Benedict
Collection place:
Mahe Island, Seychelles Islands, Eastern Africa
Collector:
Burton Benedict
Collection date:
1975
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
December 10, 1993
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wood, accession number 5-15779, described as Nostrum, wood; six packets of fiber-tied sections of sawn branches and some loose sawdust; all wrapped in newspaper; each section length circa 6.5 centimeters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wood, accession number 5-15779, described as Nostrum, wood; six packets of fiber-tied sections of sawn branches and some loose sawdust; all wrapped in newspaper; each section length circa 6.5 centimeters.

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