Drumstick(?). Wooden carved stick with a rounded face at one end. The face tapers to a rounded nose, and has a notch between the brows. Behind the head is a scooped out area, like the bowl of a spoon. The face has round black eyes, two large nostrils, and a wide open red mouth. There is also a section of red and then black down the curved portion of the handle, which is flat and angular on the opposite side. There is a fine line etched around the base of the handle, and halfway around the knot in the wood.

• History Of Use

  The purpose of the object is uncertain; said by a previous owner to be a drumstick.

• Narrative

  Said to have been bought at an auction in Victoria in the 1970s; gifted to the donor in the 1990s.

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• Type of Item drumstick
• Culture Northwest Coast
• Material wood, paint
• Measurements height 34.0 cm, width 5.3 cm, depth 5.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Myrna McTaggart
• Received from Myrna McTaggart

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• Made in British Columbia

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• Ownership Date before July 31, 2019
• Acquisition Date on July 31, 2019

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3376/0004