Hair Ornament

Baton

Painted dance baton called the "Baton of Peace" (LS). A killer whale's head is carved into the lower end of the baton. The head is painted with green, brown, and red pigments. Fringe along the back is made from hair and may represent the breath of the whale. A circle toward the center of the baton is used to identify the whale. The edges above the whale's face are beveled and painted green with the distal end curved. A roughly carved handle is nailed to the baton at the base of the whale's head using iron nails. The handle may not have been original to the baton or the baton may have originally served another purpose, like as a helmet crest.