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Buffalo Hoof (?) Effigy Staff

CultureRio Grande Pueblo
Dateca. 1900
MediumWood and native pigment
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 × 5 inches (41.91 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Millard J. Holbrook II
Object number2006.4
On View
Not on view
DescriptionShort staff, formed of a cingle piece of wood, the upper end terminating in the rudimentary carving of an animal's hoof. Pale red paint overall.
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