Ceremonial Spear Item Number: E219888-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Ceremonial spear of Chief Neaquewuan who was a chief of the Nootkan people, from the west coast of Vancouver Island. The head of the staff represents a wolf, the knife blade is the tongue. At the other end is represented an old woman who is the spirit of the dance singing. This was carried upon occasions of ceremony."The card and the list from Emmons in the accession file call this "Nootkan", west coast of Vancouver Island. Jennifer Kramer, Curator, Pacific Northwest, UBC Museum of Anthropology, 5-24-2013, identifies it is Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl style.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Lt. George T. Emmons in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Received on January 13, 1903
What
- Name
- Ceremonial Spear
- Identification Number
- E219888-0
- Type of Item
- staff
Who
- Culture
- Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) and Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
- Field Collector
- Lt. George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on January 13, 1903
Other
- Accession Number
- 040383