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Dance Wand

70-9-343

From: Canada | Ontario | Six Nations Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-9-343
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cayuga | Iroquois
Provenience Canada | Ontario | Six Nations Reservation
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Creator Jerry Aaron
Date Made 1939
Section American
Materials Feather | Wood
Description

Used for the eagle dance; held in the hand, only one per person. Made by Jerry Aaron. Used in the eagle dance in the Long House in 1939. Wand is made of wood with 6 grooves where six eagle feathers are tied onto the wand with thread.
Length 30 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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