Object Number | 52-6-10 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Teton (uncertain) |
Provenience | North America |
Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
Date Made | 1860-1880 CE |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Claw | Hide |
Description | Wooden staff surmounted by round, flat wooden face with bison-like horns, large rectangular depressed area for mouth, zigzag lines from upper mouth corners into horns, tiny rectangular eye-spots, and slight elevation for nose. Traces of red coloring. All but grip area of staff covered with yellowish tanned skin and pendant rattles of cut pieces of animal dew claws (?), bird talons and two brass bells. |
Length | 50.5 cm |
Width | 6 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Episcopal Church Training School, 1952 |
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