Wand, Dancing (2 Parts) Item Number: E/1644 from the American Museum of Natural History

Publications

SPIRITS LIKE THE SOUND OF THE RATTLE AND DRUM: GEORGE THORNTON EMMONS' COLLECTION OF TLINGIT SHAMANS' KITS. ILIFF, BARBARA ELIZABETH DISSERTATION, 1994

Item History

What

Name
Wand, Dancing (2 Parts)
Identification Number
E/1644
Type of Item
wand
Material
wood and pigment
Largest
length 61.0 cm, width 6.0 cm, height 3.0 cm
Smallest
length 52.5 cm, width 6.5 cm, height 3.5 cm

Who

Culture
Tlingit: Gun Nah Ho Qwan
Received from
George T. Emmons

Where

Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
Made in
Gun Nah Ho Qwan, Dry Bay, Yakutat Borough, Alaska, USA

Other

Subject
REPRESENTS A CLUB, PAINTED AS SEA LION IN SHAPE OF BLACK FISH FIN