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StaffK2.258

A wood staff with a double paddle shape and dark brown colour. Each "paddle" shape is pierced with an hourglass shape near the middle of each "paddle" and with two side-by-side rectangular shapes near the rounded part. Incised geometric line patterns on solid parts of each "paddle".

Culture
Itsekiri
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff3558/12

Round beaded staff with feathers and beads hanging from hide cords along the length. The staff is completely covered in beadwork, long stripes of animal fur and hide, so that the material of the staff itself is hidden. The top end has an elongated, off-white bird head carved in plastic (made to look like bone), ending in the pointed beak. A long hide thong attached along the side holds a combination of long brown feathers, and plastic beads on shorter thongs.

Culture
Plains
Material
wood ?, animal skin, rawhide skin, plastic, feather and metal
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Speaker's Staff3571/1

Tall wooden talking stick, unpainted. The top has a long somewhat pointed tip, below which is a carved shark(?) face, with oval abalone inlays in the eyes, and 12 triangular inlays arranged in a row in the mouth, for teeth. Below the face wing-like(?) features are carved into the surface; below is a row of curved horizontal lines, then 11 circumference lines, creating 10 round segments. The piece ends in a wedge-shaped tail with carved elements on both sides. On the back is a small rectangular metal plaque with the dedication. Near the bottom are the intials D.R. in black marker.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, abalone shell, metal and adhesive
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spirit Dance Staff3259/53

Rattle type wooden staff, adorned with deer hooves at the proximal end. Staff is rounded, carved at pommel with a small face, sharp teeth bared in a wide grin, nose flat and slightly protruding. Head comes to a small, round peak. Dozens of deer hooves have been tied to short lengths of hide and attached to the top, under the face, with long wraps of hide.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood, deer hoof and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spirit Dance StaffA6899

Deer hooves secured to top by twine and shoelace, handgrip in blue and white painted woven canvas, with red painted twine, deer hoof rattles, lattice work hand-grip.

Culture
Coast Salish: Songhees ?
Material
paint, cotton fibre ?, leather skin, fibre, deer hoof and wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spirit Dance StaffA17070

Long staff, pointed at the top, skinned bare of bark and branches up to 14 in. from the top where a series of 6 branches extend perpendicularly from the staff in all directions. A number of deer hooves and feathers are fastened with thongs and string around the branches. A blue nylon scarf is tied just below.

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
wood, deer hoof, nylon fibre, leather skin and feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spirit Dance StaffA8141

Wooden staff, or baton, adorned with many deer hooves at the proximal end that rattle. The hooves are threaded with pieces of deer hide which are in turn wound around and tied to the baton. A carved bear head creates a finial above two sets of deer hoof rattles. The remainder of the baton is engraved with various animals designs, which have also been painted.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
metal, glass, deer skin, deer hoof and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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