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Title	Ritual stick
Date	circa 1951-1971
Material Type	Sacred objects Ritual objects
Description	A basket tree stick used as a ritual status symbol, origin Epulu region of the Ituri rainforest.
Dimensions	Length: 73.5 cm.
Subject	Ritual -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Religious life and customs
Geographic Region	Africa Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Congo (Democratic Republic) Ituri Forest (Congo)
Collector	Towles, Joseph A. Turnbull, Colin M.
Collection in Repository	Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
Call Number	1989.001.081c
Holding Institution	Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
Digital Collection	Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
Rights	Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
Media Type	Objects

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