Totemic carving

Museum number:
2-4691
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020004691
Alternate number:
x-1087 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Painted wood carving of a human face. Unpainted extension at base; green, red and black.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Probably part of puppet of shaman (fide Bill Holm).
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 10.4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4691, described as Painted wood carving of a human face. Unpainted extension at base; green, red and black.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4691, described as Painted wood carving of a human face. Unpainted extension at base; green, red and black.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4691, described as Painted wood carving of a human face. Unpainted extension at base; green, red and black.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4691, described as Painted wood carving of a human face. Unpainted extension at base; green, red and black.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4691, described as Painted wood carving of a human face. Unpainted extension at base; green, red and black.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4691, described as Painted wood carving of a human face. Unpainted extension at base; green, red and black.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Totemic carving, accession number 2-4691, described as Painted wood carving of a human face. Unpainted extension at base; green, red and black.

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