Staff
CultureArapaho
Dateca. 1865
MediumWood, native leather, fur, pigment or stain, and eagle, drow, and magpie feathers
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 23 3/4 inches (8.26 × 60.33 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gary Spratt
Object number2003.29.3
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DescriptionA long, cylindrical black-stained staff with defined head; red-stained and pointed at the end with four distinct projections at the base. A cluster of feathers hangs from the shaft.
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