Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
date: label: Date created
content: 1850-1870
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Tlingit (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942
label: Seller
content: Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye in 1905 from Bernard A. Whalen (1869-1942), who dealt in "Alaskan Indian Curios" and operated Whalen's Curio Store in Los Angeles, California.
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place: label: Place
content: Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Tlingit
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4635
label: Barcode
content: 004635.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shaman's wand/baton (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, abalone/haliotis shell, pigment/pigments
label: Techniques
content: Carved, inlaid, painted