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Hand Effigy Cane / Ah-da-dis-ha
Hand Effigy Cane / Ah-da-dis-ha
Hand Effigy Cane / Ah-da-dis-ha

Hand Effigy Cane / Ah-da-dis-ha

Dateearly 19th century
Mediumwood
Dimensions32 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (81.9 × 7 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsNATIVE AMERICAN
Credit LineClara S. Peck Fund
Object number2015.5.3
DescriptionHardwood Hand Effigy Cane; classic Iroquois form; handle at top of cane shaped like hand holding cylindrical, baton-like object; cane tapers towards bottom
On View
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