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Object Number
40-39-10/19401
Display Title
Ceremonial stick with double-horned head; handle wrapped with fur & beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceremonial stick with double-horned head; handle wrapped with fur & alternating beadwork bands of red and blue; 2 black and white feathers attached to top and bottom. Used in Ghost Dance?
Inventory Description
Staff, double horned head with fur and fabric, beaded handle, feather extensions
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 62 x 25.5 x 6 cm (24 7/16 x 10 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-39-10/19401
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1872-1902)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1940)
Donor
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1940)
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