Culture/People:

Chiricahua Apache  Search this

Lender:

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)  Search this

Object Name:

Dance spear

Media/Materials:

Wood, stone, fur, feather/feathers, sinew, cotton thread, paint

Techniques:

Carved, flaked/chipped, wrapped, painted

Dimensions:

164.7 x 7.5 x 7 cm

Object Type:

Personal items

Indigenous Term:

beeghhádí élaade

Place:

Oklahoma; USA

Date created:

circa 1880

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.

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Catalog Number:

16/7057

Barcode:

167057.000

See related items:

Chiricahua Apache

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69156ea9b-202e-4cc1-9765-857d5112e957

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_178603