Donor Name:

Dr. Walter Hough  Search this

Site Name:

Johnson Cave  Search this

Culture:

Ancient Pueblo  Search this

Object Type:

Staff

Place:

Blue River, Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, North America

Accession Date:

1900

Collection Date:

1905

Notes:

DRESSED STAFF PAINTED RED AND WITH A SPIRAL BAND OF GREEN AROUND IT. AT THE HEAD IS A CARVING REPRESENTING A BIRD (EAGLE?) VERY WELL EXECUTED. ONE EYE IS STILL FILLED WITH RESIN. SMALL SPOTS ARE PUT UNDER THE WINGS AND ON THE BREAST. THE LOWER END OF THE STAFF IS BURNED OFF.

Record Last Modified:

30 Aug 2016

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Accession Number:

045821

USNM Number:

A246553-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3055c1b58-d4da-4c07-93c6-e5288c53304f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8063998