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A NORTHWEST COAST WOOD SPEAKER'S STAFF
of round section with rectangular panel carved in relief, depicting a bear at bottom, its elbows resting on bent knees, surmounted by a long-beaked bird's head and an unidentified creature in a posture similar to the bear's, a shaman at top, his elbows and knees also drawn together, his hat as finial, scored to resemble potlatch rings
Height: 54 in. (137.2 cm.)
of round section with rectangular panel carved in relief, depicting a bear at bottom, its elbows resting on bent knees, surmounted by a long-beaked bird's head and an unidentified creature in a posture similar to the bear's, a shaman at top, his elbows and knees also drawn together, his hat as finial, scored to resemble potlatch rings
Height: 54 in. (137.2 cm.)