Guardian figure staff
Object type: Staff
Department: The American Wing
Culture: Lower Chehalis or Quinault, Native American
Date: ca. 1820–50
Medium: Conifer wood, deer hooves, pigment, and vegetal fiber
Dimensions: 25 × 4 × 3 1/2 in. (63.5 × 10.2 × 8.9 cm)
Geography: Made in    United States  
Credit line: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Promised Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker
Accession year: 2021