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Anthropology catalogue ledger book identifies this as "Taiana or Hane" type staff, which would more correctly be Taiaha or Hani type staff (long club fighting staff). There is a list from the donor of objects included in this accession that is filed in the accession file. That list identifies this object only as "Chiefs staff carved end, New Zealand."
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Details
- Title: Chief's Staff
- Location: New Zealand, Polynesia
- Physical Dimensions: L: 143cm
- Type: Staff
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- USNM Catalog Number(s): E128322
- Photo Credit: Donald E. Hurlbert, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Ethnology
- Accession Date: 1887-04-14
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