Stick
29-10-50B
From: Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-10-50B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Algonkin | Iroquois |
Provenience | Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki |
Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Skin | Wood |
Description | Signal arrow (a) and wooden slinging stick (b) which is decorated with foxes and moose drawin in pencil. Tradition has it that arrows of this type were used to send messages from camp to camp. One end is broken. |
Length | 76 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Frederick Johnson (#1-93) / Gift of Frank Speck (#94-99), 1929 |
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