Staff
NA10514
From: United States of America | Alaska | Sitka (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA10514 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Sitka (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Locus | Sitka Whale Collection |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Metal |
| Description | Staff called "Shanisda's Staff (or Canisda's Staff)," which was said to have been won in battle against a Russian chief, Canisda. The staff was originally a spear whose blade was cut off after the war with the Russians (LS). The long, rounded shaft has raised ribbing at regular intervals and a larger raised section around the middle which serves as a handle. A conical covering of iron is attached to the top point of the staff above a second raised section in the wood. The entire surface of the staff is polished. |
| Length | 141 cm |
| Width | 5.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1925 |
| Other Number | 94 - Collector Number |
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