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Dance wand, 19th century
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135.6 cm (53 3/8 in.)

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "Webster called this a "dancing stick." It is a rare type of ornament carried by a dancer, and may have been used in a similar manner as the traditional dance paddle, or kaidebu (see pl. 399). There is a related dance wand in the Queensland Museum, Brisbane (personal observation), and another in the collection of the Stadtmuseum, Frankfurt (Harry Beran records). Edge-Partington (1890, vol. 2, no. 7, pl. 204) published a third example from the collection of Admiral John Moresby, Chichester, England. It is mistakenly identified as an ornament displayed at the masthead of a sailing canoe. The principal images are birdlike creatures, perhaps barracudas or crocodiles, with small birds in their mouths. This is known as the abote image in Massim (see pl. 406)." (Catalog #398, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 150.) NO DATE - Webster, cat. 31, fig. 119

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wand Dance Art Jolika speakers language Kehelala Massim Southern Oceania Province Bay Milne Guinea New Object Ritual Wood 0308200711540044 A383334 AOA