Wood Carving - Shaman's Wand Item Number: E43247-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Entry for this piece (under original # 20) in accession record list from donor/collector L. A. Beardslee calls it a shaman's wand and also says "octopus arm? pattern?" (the 2 words after octopus are hard to decipher in this handwritten list.)
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Commander Lester A. Beardslee in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Received from U. S. Department of the Navy on September 7, 1880
What
- Name
- Wood Carving - Shaman's Wand
- Identification Number
- E43247-0
- Type of Item
- staff
Who
- Field Collector
- Commander Lester A. Beardslee
- Received from
- U. S. Department of the Navy
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on September 7, 1880
Other
- Accession Number
- 009256