Jointed Sword Item Number: E129989-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From front of card: "Used in masquerade dances. Illus. in USNM Rept, 1895; fig. 166, p. 514. Collector's description on reverse." From back of card: "Collector's description: "Jointed sword used in masqurade dances. The performer comes in with the sword around his neck like a necklace. A stuffed figure to resemble a serpent is then brought in when the indian by a slight of hand movement pulls the string which straightens the sword and the serpent is attacked and destroyed."
Item History
- Made in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Received on July 26, 1888
What
- Name
- Jointed Sword
- Identification Number
- E129989-0
- Type of Item
- ceremonial sword
Who
- Culture
- Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on July 26, 1888
Other
- Accession Number
- 020957