Staff

Museum number:
2-4674
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-1070 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Wooden stick with carved human head on end. Painted red and black.
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:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
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 staff?
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 122 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: Similar to 2-4770.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 2-4674, described as Wooden stick with carved human head on end. Painted red and black.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 2-4674, described as Wooden stick with carved human head on end. Painted red and black.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 2-4674, described as Wooden stick with carved human head on end. Painted red and black.

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