Chief's dance staff
Chief's dance staff

Currently not on view

Chief's dance staff,

ca. 1840

Northern Northwest Coast
PU 5187

Information

Title
Chief's dance staff
Dates

ca. 1840

Medium
Engraved wood, formerly painted with red and black pigment
Dimensions
l. 123.0 cm., w. 7.5 cm., d. 6.0 cm. (48 7/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5187
Place Collected

North America, United States, Alaska

Type
staffs (staff weapon components), ceremonies
Materials
wood
Subject
crests, performances, abstraction, social status

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882-1885

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