| Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0052 |
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| Category |
Ceremonial Items |
| Object Name |
Wand |
| Culture |
Chippewa, Ojibwe |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
Canada or USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, Michigan |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. early 1900s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Birch (Betula sp.) bark; Pigments; Cotton string; Wood |
| Description |
Wand made from two sheets of bark cut to rectangular shape with concave sides and sewn together along edges with cotton string; Center of sheets are colored with red pigment and edges are painted deep blue; Carved wooden handle that is square in cross-section is partially split from distal end and bark sheets are positioned in the split and secured with commercial brown thread; Portion of handle that extends over bark sheets is also painted red and blue; Short length of commercial red ribbon is secured to distal end of handle. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 19.7, Thickness = 2.2, Length = 39.8 |