Carvings (5), Ornamental Item Number: E/1583 from the American Museum of Natural History

Exhibitions

PUPPETS: ART AND ENTERTAINMENT (PUPPETTEERS OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, DC, USA, 1980)

Publications

PUPPETS: ART AND ENTERTAINMENT. EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1980, Publisher: THE PUPPETEERS OF AMERICA, INC.
ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST. HARNER, M.J. AND A.B. ELSASSER EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1965

Item History

What

Name
Carvings (5), Ornamental
Identification Number
E/1583
Type of Item
carving
Material
wood, pigment, hair, string, hide and metal
Overall
length 34.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, height 6.0 cm, length 21.5 cm, width 14.5 cm, height 16.0 cm

Who

Culture
Tlingit: Hennea Qwan
Received from
George T. Emmons

Where

Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
Made in
Hennea Qwan, Shakan, Kosciusko Island, Alaska, USA

Other

Subject
REPRESENTING MYTHICAL WATER SPIRIT KO-NA-KO-TATE