Ceremonial Cane
About this object
History of use
To deal with stomach ailments, this cane was taken to the grinding stone and a few grains of wood were scraped off the end to be mixed into the medicine for the patient to take.
Cultural context
The apprentice to a medicine man would carve the cane under the tutelage of the senior. The senior medicine man would then imbue the cane with a specific spirit.
Physical description
Ceremonial cane for curing stomach aches. Rectangular tapering cane with cross-hatched and zigzag etchings.
Materials
Date Made
C. 1900 ?
Date Acquired
22 Jul 2003
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
The Anne and Jake Loewen Collection of Wounana ArtifactsMore...
Measurements
Overall: 38 x 2.2 cm
Object Number
2600/76