Wand

Museum number:
2-33865
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Accession number:
Acc.1622
Description:
Carved, wooden. With power spirit figure. Hair of cedar bark. Right hand missing.
Donor:
Helen F. Treat
Collection place:
La Push, Clallam County, Western Washington
Verbatim coll. place:
Washington; Clallam; La Push
Culture or time period:
Quileute
Maker or artist:
Chief Arthur Howeattle
Collector:
Helen F. Treat
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Production date:
1915
Accession date:
1962
Context of use:
Shaman's wand.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 18 inches
Comment:
See Paul S. Wingert American Indian Sculpture.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wand, accession number 2-33865, described as Carved, wooden. With power spirit figure. Hair of cedar bark. Right hand missing.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wand, accession number 2-33865, described as Carved, wooden. With power spirit figure. Hair of cedar bark. Right hand missing.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wand, accession number 2-33865, described as Carved, wooden. With power spirit figure. Hair of cedar bark. Right hand missing.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wand, accession number 2-33865, described as Carved, wooden. With power spirit figure. Hair of cedar bark. Right hand missing.

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