Carved wooden ceremonial staff

Carved wooden ceremonial staff, hollow pole filled with seeds for rattling effect, culminates in mythological head topped by representation of the "copper", Tsimshian tribe, North West coast, Canadian, 1871-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A10663
Materials:
wood and fibre
type:
staffs