Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 6/2423
- Barcode
- 062423.000
- Culture/People
- Unangax̂ (Aleut)
- Previous owner
- Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
- Seller
- Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
- Presenter/funding source
- James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Object Name
- Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood, glass bead/beads, paint
- Techniques
- Carved, inlaid
- Place
- Aleutian Islands; Aleut Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
- Archipelago
- Aleutian Islands
- See related items
- Unangax̂ (Aleut)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Record ID
- NMAI_66986
