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Place of Origin:
Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range:
1800s to 1915
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Materials
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Other Notes
Handle of cane resembles a bird head, with a flat wide beak. 15" of cross hatched lines below curve of handle and birds neck.;;
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
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Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-I-1034
Collection Narratives and Histories
1915/07/ - 1915/09/, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada, (from catalogue card) (Notes of Waugh) "cane with carved, obtained from David Jack. Belonged to D. Jack's grandfather (a chief) and is said to have passed through the hands of four generations. May be 100 years old or older. Called a "chief's cane".
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GKS Reference Number:
25519
Approximate Place of Origin