Carved Shaman's Staff Representing Raven (Taske) Item Number: 05.588.7308 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
The exact use of this staff is unknown. It was possibly used as a shaman's curing staff. It depicts a raven with a long beak and flattened wings along the side. (Photograph does not show the body or the long staff itself). Most of the greenish paint has come off.
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1900
What
Who
- Culture
- Haida
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1900
Other
- Classification
- Accessory