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Object Number
94-57-10/R471.2
Display Title
Hafted Blade Shaft
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Q'a:xis
Object Description
Hafted Ceremonial Implement (Blade shaft); Jump stick possibly used in Brush Dance or War Dance
Inventory Description
Staff, carved wood, 1 end tapered hafted, and wrapped w/ red cloth, frayed ends
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yurok?
- Klamath?
- Hupa?
- Karuk?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California?
North America / United States / Oregon?
North America / United States / Oregon?
Additional Geographic Terms
Klamath River?
Materials
Redwood, Cloth, Jasper
Dimensions
Overall: 64.3 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm (25 5/16 x 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
R471.2
Provenance
Collector
Frederick H. Rindge
(No information)
Donor
Frederick H. Rindge
(01/01/1894)
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