Milford G. Chandler [1889-1981]; purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA); 1981-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Prayer Stick, ca. 1825
- Kickapoo, Native American
- Kanakuk, Native American
Maple
- Framed: Overall: 12 7/8 × 2 5/8 × 3/8 inches (32.7 × 6.7 × 1 cm)
Founders Society Purchase
81.403
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
- Kickapoo
- Engraving (incising)
- Maple
- Trees
- Symbols
- House
- Religious object
- Illinois
- Prayer stick
Details
Provenance
Published References
Penney, David W. Art of the American Indian Frontier: The Chandler-Pohrt Collection. Seattle and London: The Detroit Institute of Arts and University of Washington Press, 1992, cat. no. 185.
Rights Status
Kickapoo, Native American; possibly Kanakuk, Prayer Stick, ca. 1825, maple. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.403.
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