Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands
Figure 200.—Small staff god (Oldman coll., 428): total length 29 inches; head length 4.15 inches; head width 1.75 inches; length upper head section 9.25 inches; length lower section 6.75 inches; notches front and back (1) in upper section and in lower section (2) take place of small human figures; roll of tapa (3), decorated with black, wrapped around middle staff section; rough carving
Figure 200.—Small staff god (Oldman coll., 428): total length 29 inches; head length 4.15 inches; head width 1.75 inches; length upper head section 9.25 inches; length lower section 6.75 inches; notches front and back (1) in upper section and in lower section (2) take place of small human figures; roll of tapa (3), decorated with black, wrapped around middle staff section; rough carving.