Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (1876-1948, physician and explorer), probably between 1926 and 1928; purchased by MAI from Herbert Spencer Dickey in 1928.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Eastern Tukanoan (Tucanoan)
- Collector
- Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
- Previous owner
- Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
- Seller
- Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
- Object Name
- Dance wand/baton
- Media/Materials
- Reed, feather/feathers, tree pitch/gum
- Techniques
- Wrapped, tied
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
