Staff
| Object Number: | NA10514 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tlingit |
| Provenience: | United States of America Alaska Sitka (uncertain) |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Locus: | Sitka Whale Collection |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Metal |
| Length: | 141 cm |
| Width: | 5.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1925 |
| Other Number: | 94 - Other Number |
Description
Staff called "Shanisda's Staff (or Canisda's Staff)," which was said to have been won in battle against a Russian chief, Canisda. The staff was originally a spear whose blade was cut off after the war with the Russians (LS). The long, rounded shaft has raised ribbing at regular intervals and a larger raised section around the middle which serves as a handle. A conical covering of iron is attached to the top point of the staff above a second raised section in the wood. The entire surface of the staff is polished.
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