FMNH 278022.A

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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History-Ethnology | [Field Museum Subject Code written in red] 22-6 | Provenience: West Africa, Guinea-Bissau, Babaque Is. Anhimago Village | People of Culture: Bidjagó | Object: Staff (Nedei [Nedei underlined]) | Material: Wood, paints, cloth | Description: A-Top of staff carved with male Irã [Irã underlined] figure in center with tall headdress ending in 2 white blade like projections with black and red spike in center. Red cloth band with streamers tied around forehead. Lower end pointed to fit into holder B. B-Lower part of staff is cylindrical and open at top to insert A. Both A and B have 4 holes thru which (over) | Dimensions (in cm.): A-H: 77.7 W: 10.7 D: 3.2 B-H: 95.0 D: 2.5 | Collection: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Strotz, 12/15/76. Collector, Michael J. Strotz, 1972-1976. | [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 278022 A-B | Field No. 22 | Neg. No. | Acc. 3330 | [BACK] they were joined by pegs. Pegs are missing. Figure painted in multicolors. (See Coll. notes and Cat. notes for ref.) (Collected by Michael Strotz, donor's son, Babaque Is., Anhimago Village, October 1972). | Cat. #278022. |
Catalog Number: 278022.A
Description: staff (tip)
Materials: wood, paint, cloth
Cultural Attribution: Bidjago
Accession Number: [3330] Strotz, Robert H. and Mrs. (Gift)
Accession Year:
Other Numbers: 22
City/Town: Anhimago Village
Collector/Source: Strotz, Robert H. and Mrs., Michael Strotz
EMu IRN: 1399505
GUID: 2a5116f7-9d94-4a0c-a6a2-c4725a2c763d

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