Dance Wand (?)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 18 Dec 1886
name: label: Collector
content: James W. Johnson
label: Donor Name
content: James W. Johnson
notes: label: Notes
content: Photo and description in Fienup-Riordan, Ann. 2007. Yuungnaqpiallerput, The Way We Genuinely Live: Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival. Seattle: University Of Washington Press, p. 339. E127672, E127673, E127674: Enirarautet/Dance sticks used during the Messenger Feast. Frank Andrew [from Kwigillingok] explained: "The designs on dance sticks represented stories told by our ancestors. Some depicted stories about warfare, and some had carved pieces representing extraordinary experiences in hunting. Some stories were quite amazing, and they were explained to the audience during the festival."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jan 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Alaska, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Eskimo, Yup'ik
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 018416
label: USNM Number
content: E127674-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Wand
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 80 cm
label: Width
content: 17 cm
label: Diameter
content: 8 cm