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Dance Wand

CultureMelanesian
Dateearly 20th century
MediumWood and pigment, sinew, hull shells, shell
DimensionsOverall: 46 × 8 × 8 inches (116.84 × 20.32 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number2025.56.106
On View
Not on view
DescriptionA wooden dance wand with pigments depicting an elongated bird head and bill. Empty shell hulls dangle from the base.Provenance

With Taylor Dale Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, by 2004;

Purchased from Taylor Dale Gallery by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), 2004-2010;

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

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