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Wooden cane divided into stem and end knob.
Wooden cane divided into stem and end knob.
Object Number 987-24-10/60662
Display Title Wooden cane divided into stem and end knob.
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden cane divided into stem and end knob, the latter however does not appear to consist of a separate piece. Three wooden serpants are individually twisted around the cane. A portion of one serpant has been broken off towards the end of the cane and is now held in place by a small nail. The cane is obviously hollow, containing unidentified pellets which rattle. The serpant heads are roughly triangular in shape. 87 cm. (length)
Inventory Description Staff, hollow with rattle, burn design, carved wooden snakes coiled on shaft
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 86.6 x 3.4 x 3 cm (34 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 987-24-10/60662
Provenance
Collector Alexandria V. Dexter (1915)
Donor Edythe Dexter (1987)

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