DANCE REGALIA
Dance Regalia
These ceremonial quivers and arrows are dance regalia still
used today in the Brush Dance, an important ceremony.
The quivers are made from otter hides, with red woodpecker
scalps and abalone shells sewn on.
The arrows were traditionally made of ironwood or hawthorn. Sturgeon glue and deer tendons were used to fasten the hawk feather fletchings and arrowheads to the shaft.
The stuffed woodpecker, used in the Jump Dance, (pictured with wings spread) is valued because of its watchfulness and the difficulty associated with capturing it. Woodpecker scalps, symbolic of wealth, were highly prized and were used as money.