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NA10513
Location: On Display in the Native American Voices
From: Alaska | Sitka
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA10513 |
Current Location | Native American Voices - On Display |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska | Sitka |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Locus | Sitka Whale Collection |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Pigment |
Description | Speaker's staff made from one length of wood called "The Octopus Tentacle." Carved with two columns of suckers along the length of the staff. Tapers to a slightly more narrow bottom and a wider upper end. The upper end is carved with a design likely representing the head of the octopus. Upper end may be unfinished or designed for the attachment of an additional head or ornament. |
Length | 157.48 cm |
Width | 3.81 cm |
Other Number | 93 - Other Number |
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