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Batak

Staff

Batak, 1933-1966

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Batak

Staff

Batak, 1933-1966

Physical Qualities Wood, horsehair, metal, bone, 61 x 3 1/4 x 3 in. (154.9 x 8.3 x 7.6 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Bernice Barth, Los Angeles
Object Number 2004.226
Figurative staff of blackened wood, attached horsehair, metal coins and bone for the eyes
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 2004; Bernice Barth

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Batak

2000–2000

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