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Object Number
985-27-10/60280
Display Title
Double dance staff. Wood carved w/ green and blue pigment.
Descriptions
Object Description
Double dance staff. Wood carved w/ green and blue pigment. Decorated w/ red cloth and eagle feather. 65.4x19.7 cm.
Inventory Description
Staff, wood, pigmented, feather ornaments attached with red felt and leather
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Shoshone?
- Apache?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 65.4 x 19.7 cm (25 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/60280
Provenance
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)
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