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Ceremonial staff, early 19th c.
Number
МАЭ № 4105-22
Read moreTitle
Ceremonial staff
Read moreEthnicity
The Alutiiq
Read moreDate
early 19th c.
Read moreExpedition
Russian circumnavigations and half round-the-world sea expeditions
Read moreCollectors-person
unknown sailor
Material
narwhale canine tooth, ivory, iron, paint
Read moreDimensions
length 94 cm, diameter of the staff 2.5 cm, diameter of the base for the figure 5.7 cm. Sea lion figure: length 6.1 cm, width 3.5 cm, height 4.3 cm
Read moreAnnotation
The top of the staff is carved to resemble a sea lion. In Alutiiq mythology the sealion is associated with the ruler of the underwater world, Imam Shuya, who sent sea animals to people.
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Ethnography of America
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