Ceremonial Cane
84-9-1
From: United States of America | Oklahoma
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 84-9-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Delaware Culture | Lenape |
Provenience | United States of America | Oklahoma |
Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
Date Made | ca. 1898 |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Pigment | Metal |
Description | Wood cane with dog/human head with carved flap ears, lentoid eyes, flattened nose, and open mouth. One eye may have been set with glass bead. Face divided longitudinally along midline into red and black pigmented hemispheres. Surface of cane shaft cracked and flaking. Bottom tip encased in sheet metal cap. |
Length | 90.8 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from and gift of Fred Boschan, 1984 |
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