Carved Shaman's Staff Representing Raven (Taske)

Artist:Haida

Medium: Wood, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

Dates:1868–1900

Dimensions: Length of staff: 57 1/4 in. (145.4 cm) Head of staff: 2 3/4 x 2 (7 x 5.1 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Exhibitions:

• Objects of Myth and Memory

Accession Number: 05.588.7308

Image: 05.588.7308_acetate_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
The exact use of this staff is unknown. It was possibly used as a shaman's curing staff. It depicts a raven with a long beak and flattened wings along the side. (Photograph does not show the body or the long staff itself). Most of the greenish paint has come off.

Brooklyn Museum