Staff

Museum number:
2-4776
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-1172 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
End carved to represent a bird's head (raven). Painted black and red. 2 pieces - bound together in middle of staff. Identification of raven and staff's function by Charles Brown, June 1964.
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:
Northwest Coastal People
Collector:
W. G. Morris
Collection date:
unknown
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:
Ceremonial stick. Dance leader's staff.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 114 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Staff, accession number 2-4776, described as End carved to represent a bird's head (raven). Painted black and red. 2 pieces - bound together in middle of staff. Identification of raven and staff's function by Charles Brown, June 1964.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Staff, accession number 2-4776, described as End carved to represent a bird's head (raven). Painted black and red. 2 pieces - bound together in middle of staff. Identification of raven and staff's function by Charles Brown, June 1964.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 2-4776, described as End carved to represent a bird's head (raven). Painted black and red. 2 pieces - bound together in middle of staff. Identification of raven and staff's function by Charles Brown, June 1964.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 2-4776, described as End carved to represent a bird's head (raven). Painted black and red. 2 pieces - bound together in middle of staff. Identification of raven and staff's function by Charles Brown, June 1964.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 2-4776, described as End carved to represent a bird's head (raven). Painted black and red. 2 pieces - bound together in middle of staff. Identification of raven and staff's function by Charles Brown, June 1964.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 2-4776, described as End carved to represent a bird's head (raven). Painted black and red. 2 pieces - bound together in middle of staff. Identification of raven and staff's function by Charles Brown, June 1964.

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