Ceremonial Object (uncertain)
| Object Number: | 2003-32-98 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Caledonia |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Bark Cloth Plant Fiber |
| Length: | 69 cm |
| Width: | 13 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
| Other Number: | 1994.X.11396 - Other Number |
Description
Flat, forked piece of wood bound with twisted plant fiber and bark cloth, with twist of bark cloth around (grip?) end. Exhibited at l'Exposition universelle de Paris 1900. Acccording to label, for summoning spirits ("FETICHE SERVANT A CONJURER LES SORTS").
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