Tongs

Museum number:
2-33908
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1632
Description:
Debarked, smooth forked tree branch.
Donor:
American Indian Film Project
Collection place:
Blackfeet Reservation, Montana
Verbatim coll. place:
Montana; Blackfeet Reservation; Browning
Culture or time period:
Blackfoot of US
Collector:
American Indian Film Project
Collection date:
1962
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1962
Context of use:
Used to transfer hot coals from fire to altar ("itawamatosau"); powder is placed on the coals to make incense. This ceremony is connected with the Blue Lodge (2-33923).
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 87 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Tongs, accession number 2-33908, described as Debarked, smooth forked tree branch.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tongs, accession number 2-33908, described as Debarked, smooth forked tree branch.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tongs, accession number 2-33908, described as Debarked, smooth forked tree branch.

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