Artist/Maker
Maker once known
CulturePapua New Guinea
Place MadeMelanesia
Title
Dance wand
Date1800s
Mediumwood and fiber
Dimensions5 × 48 1/4 in. (12.7 × 122.6 cm)
Object number00.200.579
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionDouble ended dance wand of light wood, each paddle-shaped end is relief carved and decorated with white, black and red pigments or paints. Human motifs.Label TextPapua New Guinea maker once known (possibly New Ireland), dance wand, 1800s. Wood and fiber, 5 x 48 1/4 in., New Bedford Whaling Museum, 00.200.579.On View
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