Wooden Staff Item Number: E60211-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Wooden staff of Indian doctor used in incantations."E60210 and E60211 are both catalogued as doctor's staffs. There are 2 entries in the list in the accession file that appear to describe these objects. One entry lists "1 carved, long staff, Doctors, [from] Kootzahoo (i.e. Hutsnuwu Tlingit). The other entry lists "1 medicine stick, long, [from] Hoonia" (i.e. Hoonah). Unfortunately, it is unclear which description applies to which staff, though it can be speculated that the carved staff may be E60210?
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by Sgt. John J. McLean in Alaska, USA during 1881
- Received on June 23, 1882
What
- Name
- Wooden Staff
- Identification Number
- E60211-0
- Type of Item
- staff
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit, Hoonah and Hutsnuwu
- Field Collector
- Sgt. John J. McLean
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1881
- Acquisition Date
- on June 23, 1882
Other
- Accession Number
- 011616