Baton

Dance baton called the "Wolf Post" carved to represent the Wolf Emblem of the Shangukeidi clan. The baton is carried by a presenter in conducting ceremonial dance songs. Carved from a long piece of wood with a rounded handle. Around the middle of the baton, a skeletonized wolf is carved in a seated position. The wolf is painted red and black with details in green. Abalone shell inlay is used for the eyes and the wolf's tongue sticks out from its mouth. The wolf wears a top-stock of three spruce root basketry rings painted green. Above the wolf is a flat, broad section of wood carved and painted with formline designs in red, black, and green. The lower half of the back of the flat portion has segments of black hair inserted.