Libation Wand (Stick with Shavings)
Unidentified Ainu maker
late 19th century
Willow
Overall: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Reverend James Horace Pettee, Class of 1873
13.135.4089
Geography
Place Made: Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
James Horace Pettee (1851-1920), Congregational Missionary in Japan; given to present collection, 1899; catalogued, 1913.
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