Baessler-Archiv, Neue Folge, Band XVII (1969) 
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Fig. 21. Pare. 
Ill E 12655, height: 23 cm, collector: Fuchs, 
date of deposit: 1906. 
This Pare medicine stick has seen years of use 
Fig. 22. Pare. 
Ill E 12652, height: 24 cm, collector: 
Fuchs, date of deposit: 1906. 
This is another extremely well used 
medicine stick. Whether it represents an 
animal’s or a bird’s head is a perplexing 
question