Ceremonial staff

Maker Inconnu / Unknown

InscriptionsOn label glued to staff, hadnwritten : Lady Dawson / 293 University St.

Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked

Date 1875-1910

Medium / Technique Yew wood (Taxus brevifolia)
Carved

Dimensions5.7 × 5.4 × 145.5 cm (width x depth x length)

ClassificationCommunication Objects - Personal Symbols - Status Symbols

CultureIndigenous: Haida

Origin Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada

Geocultural Area Northwest Coast

Object NumberACC1544.1-2

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of Art Association of Montreal

Status

Not on view

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