Dance Spear

37218

From: California (State) | Hupa Valley | Humboldt County

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Kin-Ta-Dung-An
Object Number 37218
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hupa
Provenience California (State) | Hupa Valley | Humboldt County
Culture Area California Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Lithic | Feather | Resin (material)
Description

Short wooden stick with an obsidian blade attached at one end with twisted plant fiber cord and resin. Eight red, gray and brown feathers attached below the blade. Wooden shaft is painted with bands of red and black.

Length 68.58 cm
Credit Line John Wanamaker Expedition, 1900; R. Stewart Culin, 1900
Other Number 385 - Other Number

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