Ceremonial Wand

Northwest Coast, Southeast Alaska, Native American

Late 19th-early 20th century

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Black and white photograph of four Native American women wearing jingle dress regalia and bandana face-coverings, Golden Gate Bridge in background
Spruce root basket of cylindrical shape. Most of the weaving is alternate plaiting and twining. A 3/4" band at the top is twined. Somewhat broken. No lugs though lugs have been on at an earlier time.
Wearing blanket in basic shape of a rectangle, with bottom side of rectangle in a shallow downward V-shape; long fringe from warp threads extend from bottom. Bilaterally symmetrical patterns fill the space, composed of abstracted animal faces and other zoomorphic design elements.
Abstracted pyramidal shaped figure of seated woman with head and body wrapped in blanket, holding a pot