Stick

Museum number:
2-4770
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Alternate number:
x-1166 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved bird head on end (seagull ?). Painted red. Similar to 2-4674.
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
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.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 127 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stick, accession number 2-4770, described as Carved bird head on end (seagull ?). Painted red. Similar to 2-4674.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stick, accession number 2-4770, described as Carved bird head on end (seagull ?). Painted red. Similar to 2-4674.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stick, accession number 2-4770, described as Carved bird head on end (seagull ?). Painted red. Similar to 2-4674.

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