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Matachines wand
Matachines wand
Matachines wand
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentHispano

Matachines wand

NameDance Wand
Artist Artist Not Recorded
DateLate 1900s - 2008
Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood, straw, paint, glue
DimensionsOverall: 15 15/16 x 14 3/4 x 11/16 in. (40.5 x 37.5 x 1.75 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation Folk Art Committee.
Object numberA.2008.15.5
DescriptionBlack painted wood trident dance wand with a variety of cuts on the arms, which are glued with straw in a variety of interlocking arrows and floral forms. A single flower stem sits off to one side on the handle.
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