Speaker's Staff Item Number: A17151 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Staff with iron arrow at base end. Staff head is sun figure face. Light blue around eyes, on bottom lip and above top lip, red-brown border around face and same colour points around head.
History Of Use
Held by a chief during formal speeches.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before January 1973
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) during January 1973
What
- Name
- Speaker's Staff
- Identification Number
- A17151
- Type of Item
- staff
- Material
- iron metal, cedar wood, metal and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 212.4 cm, width 21.0 cm, depth 9.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 1973
- Acquisition Date
- during January 1973
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 27
- Accession Number
- 0233/0018