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Description: | Old label reads E438. There is a patch of white colouring on the top of the head of the smallest figure, thought to be from display purposes. CULT Unknown late 18th century Society Islands Polynesia The baton has a stem decorated with twenty pierced holes on its four sides, which thickens towards the top. There is a figure on the top, carved in the Society Islands style, with another at the bottom of the shaft acting as a handle.
The function of the baton is unknown, although it is believed likely that it once featured bindings and attachments. It is believed to have been part of William Hunter's original bequest and has a coating of black varnish typical of object from the Old Hunterian Collection. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | FIGURE : HUMAN FIGURE : WHISK HANDLE : SAINEX : ETHNO1_2007 : JEN : PCOOK : BRANLY_2008 : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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