Baton

Museum number:
2-4579
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020004579
Alternate number:
x-725 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carving representing a bird with long bill; carved wood painted black, red, and blue-green; 3 perforations at one end (formerly attached to something).
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Dance baton.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 61.2 centimeters
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1951-1952 #1: University of California, Los Angeles (March 15, 1952–returned by 1957), S1967-1968 #107: Foley’s Drug Store (March 19, 1968–April 2, 1968), S1969-1970 #131: Dominican College of San Rafael/Sister M. Joanne (June 1, 1970–July 30, 1970), S1969-1970 #74: California League of American Indians (January 23, 1970–January 26, 1970), S1973-1974 #65: Oakland Museum of California (March 8, 1974–April 24, 1974), and S1974-1975 #41: Palo Alto Cultural Center (January 6, 1975–March 19, 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Baton, accession number 2-4579, described as Carving representing a bird with long bill; carved wood painted black, red, and blue-green; 3 perforations at one end (formerly attached to something).Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Baton, accession number 2-4579, described as Carving representing a bird with long bill; carved wood painted black, red, and blue-green; 3 perforations at one end (formerly attached to something).Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Baton, accession number 2-4579, described as Carving representing a bird with long bill; carved wood painted black, red, and blue-green; 3 perforations at one end (formerly attached to something).Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Baton, accession number 2-4579, described as Carving representing a bird with long bill; carved wood painted black, red, and blue-green; 3 perforations at one end (formerly attached to something).Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Baton, accession number 2-4579, described as Carving representing a bird with long bill; carved wood painted black, red, and blue-green; 3 perforations at one end (formerly attached to something).Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Baton, accession number 2-4579, described as Carving representing a bird with long bill; carved wood painted black, red, and blue-green; 3 perforations at one end (formerly attached to something).Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Baton, accession number 2-4579, described as Carving representing a bird with long bill; carved wood painted black, red, and blue-green; 3 perforations at one end (formerly attached to something).Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Baton, accession number 2-4579, described as Carving representing a bird with long bill; carved wood painted black, red, and blue-green; 3 perforations at one end (formerly attached to something).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Baton, accession number 2-4579, described as Carving representing a bird with long bill; carved wood painted black, red, and blue-green; 3 perforations at one end (formerly attached to something).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Baton, accession number 2-4579, described as Carving representing a bird with long bill; carved wood painted black, red, and blue-green; 3 perforations at one end (formerly attached to something).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Baton, accession number 2-4579, described as Carving representing a bird with long bill; carved wood painted black, red, and blue-green; 3 perforations at one end (formerly attached to something).

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