cane and wampum string

cane and wampum string

cane and wampum string

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cane and wampum string with carved canine face on cane, collected by F.W. Waugh 1915, Onkwehonwe (Hodenosaunee, Iroquois), 6 Nations Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, 1800s - 1915.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Hodenosaunee: Collected directly from Six Nations on the Grand River Museum documentation

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range: 1800s to 1915
Materials

wooden cane made out of a natural stick or sapling, uncarved, wampum shell beads on a string

Techniques or Format

carved

Motifs and Patterns

canine face, empty eye sockets.

Additional Context

Ruth Phillips thinks possible connection to white dog ceremony?

Condition: good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

catalog card states it was collected July - September 1915.

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-I-1068a-b
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1915
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: F. W. Waugh
Collection Narratives and Histories

Waugh collected this cane during the summer of 1915 on his trip to Six Nations Reserve, Brantford, Ontario.

GKS Reference Number: 25392
How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

Source of Information about Places

Eastern Great Lakes--

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