Diamond Willow Staff

Object/Artifact

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Plains Art Museum

Top half of staff

Top half of staff

Name/Title

Diamond Willow Staff

Entry/Object ID

2025.009.0040

Tags

Native American Collection, Carved Wood

Description

NA1075. Wooden staff with diamond shapes all along surface, the center of the staff has the largest of the diamonds. Animal heads carved in relief on some of the diamond shapes (i.e. snake, elk, frog?)

Made/Created

Artist

Artist Unknown

Time Period

19th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Fort Yates/ Standing Rock/ Cannon Ball area

Dimensions

Height

39-1/2 in

Width

2 in

Material

Wood