Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
- Culture/People
- Mískito (Mosquito)
- Collector
- Captain R. Stuart Murray (Ralph Stuart Murray), Non-Indian, 1901-1962
- Previous owner
- Captain R. Stuart Murray (Ralph Stuart Murray), Non-Indian, 1901-1962
- Donor
- Captain R. Stuart Murray (Ralph Stuart Murray), Non-Indian, 1901-1962
- Collection History
- Collected in 1933 by Captain R. Stuart Murray (1901-1962) while leading the first exploratory expedition organized by the National Museum of Honduras (an expedition sponsored in part by MAI); donated to MAI by Captain Murray in 1933.
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- Place
- Río Patuca; Gracias a Dios Department; Honduras
- See related items
- Mískito (Mosquito)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 18/5564
- Barcode
- 185564.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Native Term
- sukya dusa
- Object Name
- Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood, charcoal, wood stain
- Techniques
- Carved, incised, painted
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_198033