(a) Oblong cedar blanket chest with (b) cover, totemic design. Length - 30 inches, width - 18 inches x 18 inches. Whale design on one side, grizzly bear on other. *Whale and grizzly bear (are associated in mythology) identified by Charles Brown. Cover missing.
Donor:
William A. Setchell
Collection place:
Juneau, Juneau Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Juneau
Culture or time period:
Haida and Tlingit
Collector:
William A. Setchell
Collection date:
1899
Materials:
Cedar (wood)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1922
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 18 inches, height 18 inches, and length 30 inches
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1952-1953 #2: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (dates unknown), S1963-1964 #9: UC San Francisco Medical Center (September 3, 1963–October 11, 1963), S1969-1970 #136: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (June 10, 1970–June 11, 1970), S1980-1981 #32: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Nelson H.H. Graburn (October 31, 1980–October 31, 1980), and S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)