Long wooden shepherd’s staff. Made of a tree branch and curled around in a hook shape at the top. A piece of aluminum has been attached over the top curve.

Long wooden shepherd’s staff. Made of a tree branch and curled around in a hook shape at the top. A piece of aluminum has been attached over the top curve.

Long wooden shepherd’s staff. Made of a tree branch and curled around in a hook shape at the top. A piece of aluminum has been attached over the top curve.

Alfred W. Jenkins Fund

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.

Wooden staff used by Corpus Christi dancers. The Corpus Christi festival celebrates the Eucharist as the body of Christ. The handle of the staff has a square profile with rounded edges. At the top end of the staff, the handle attaches to a star with 14 points. In the centre of the star, there is a round piece of mirror encased in a thin metal frame. One nail is visible in the metal frame. At the very top of the star, there is a small cross protruding from the back of the star. It is missing one of its horizontal transepts. It is affixed to the back of the cross with a metal nail.

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cedric H. Marks