Speaker's Staff Item Number: 2922/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Painted and deeply carved wooden talking stick, or speaker's staff, depicting figures (from bottom to top): Dzunuk’wa, male, otter, male wearing headdress with abalone shell, a whale, and either an eagle or thunderbird at the very top. At the base of the talking stick a metal rod protrudes from the wood.
Iconographic Meaning
The animals on the talking stick (or speaker's staff) represent family crests.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mabel Stanley before 1979
- Owned by Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective before November 9, 2011
- Received from Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective (Donor) on November 29, 2011
What
- Name
- Speaker's Staff
- Identification Number
- 2922/1
- Type of Item
- staff
- Material
- wood, paint, metal and abalone shell
- Overall
- height 168.0 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 5.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Mabel Stanley and Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective
- Received from
- Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1979 and before November 9, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on November 29, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2922/0001