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Catalog Number CAS 0048-0030   CAS 0048-0030; Dance wand
Category Ceremonial Items
Object Name Dance wand
Culture Klamath River
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Red shafted flicker (Colaptes auratus cafer) feathers; Turkey (?) feathers; Pigments; Sinew; Cotton string
Description Dance wand consisting of cylindrical stick whose distal end is painted blue, with 2 areas of painted portion wrapped in sinew and then painted red; End of wand is notched and originally was hafted to undetermined object; Several feathers are tied to end with lengths of string.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = ca. 14.5, Length = 45.5