M5396 | Dance stick
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Dance stick
Anonyme - Anonymous
Northern Plains
Aboriginal: Assiniboine or Nakoda
1865-1900, 19th century
Horse hair, rawhide, feather, silk, cotton, wood, brass, iron, synthetic paint
14.5 x 160 cm
Gift of Miss Mabel Molson
M5396
© McCord Museum
Description
Keywords: Dance stick (1)
Anonyme - Anonymous
Northern Plains
Aboriginal: Assiniboine or Nakoda
1865-1900, 19th century
Horse hair, rawhide, feather, silk, cotton, wood, brass, iron, synthetic paint
14.5 x 160 cm
Gift of Miss Mabel Molson
M5396
© McCord Museum
Description
Keywords: Dance stick (1)
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Description
This rare carving was made at the end of the 19th century by an artist of the Assiniboine Nation. Although commonly called a "dance stick", carvings like this one were used in a number of different ways by Plains cultures: to commemorate a brave horse that died on the battlefield, by a storyteller to recreate a battle scene or other important event or even "mounted" by a performer in the course of a special ceremonial dance.
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