Human head and torso (no arms), face schematically indicated, tongue protruding. Dark-stained carved wood. Carved, only the face is explicitly carved; mouth turned up. Part of shaman's paraphernalia. Presumed to be representation of the personae of the dead. (fide Lydia Black, June 1978). With burial.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Kagamil Island, Islands of the Four Mountains, Aleutians West Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Aleutian Islands; Kagamil Island
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Collector:
Captain Henning
Collection date:
1872
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies and 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Part of shaman's paraphernalia. Presumed to be representation of the personae of the dead. (fide Lydia Black, June 1978). With burial.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 13.5 centimeters
Comment:
Additional original number: Neumann #602, per ledger. Published: fig. 26, "Aleut Art", Lydia Black. Photo: yes.