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Dance Stick
Object Number 74-25-10/7894
Display Title Dance Stick
Descriptions
Object Description Ceremonial stick representing buffalo, carried by young men in the Tomahawk dances.
Inventory Description Staff, painted and incised handle, wrapped quill, fringed, feather/fabric hoof
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Blackfoot?
  • Arapaho?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Wood, Feather, Leather, Animal hoof, Paint, Quill
Dimensions Overall: 102.9 x 11.1 x 3.2 cm (40 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 7894
Provenance
Collector Gen. H. A. Morrow (? - 1874)
Donor Gen. H. A. Morrow (? - 1874)

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