Staff, Dance

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Staff, Dance

Entry/Object ID

143/5317

Description

CEREMONIAL/STAFF/CARVED FIGURES-2 FISH,1 MAN/CAT. SAYS 2 KILLER WHALES

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Tlingit
Native American, First Nation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Staff, Dance

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Length

4-1/2 ft

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

W H CASE PHOTO 95, ITEM #4, ID 143/416.1 HLG LEDGER VOL. 1, pg. 75D3, 75F, 89L CORR. 7/14/1911, 12/29/1911 THIS MEDICINE MAN STAFF OF THE BLACKFISH CLAN IS TIED TO A MASSACRE OF THE WRANGELL TRIBE BY THE SITKAS