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Club for the dance

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Entry in the historical catalogue: Sword-like instrument (dance club) made of wood, decorated with a braided handle with fringes. Entry in the main historical catalogue: Dancing club, wooden sword.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kayapó
Object type
Club for the dance
Dimensions
Length: 43,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Tubular mesh, Plant fibre (textile)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V B 8456

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Brazil
    who
    Kayapó
  • Collecting
    who
    Wilhelm G. Kissenberth (1878 - 1944) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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