Carvings (9), Ornamental Item Number: E/1584 from the American Museum of Natural History

Publications

TANGIBLE VISIONS. WARDWELL, ALLEN, 1996
PUPPETS: ART AND ENTERTAINMENT. EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1980, Publisher: THE PUPPETEERS OF AMERICA, INC.

Exhibitions

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

Item History

What

Name
Carvings (9), Ornamental
Identification Number
E/1584
Type of Item
carving
Material
wood, pigment, hair, hide, metal and twine
Overall
length 38.5 cm, width 13.2 cm, height 9.5 cm, length 33.5 cm, width 13.0 cm, height 17.0 cm

Who

Culture
Tlingit: Hennea Qwan
Received from
George T. Emmons

Where

Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
Made in
Hennea Qwan, Klawock, Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA

Other

Subject
REPRESENTING KO-NA-KO-TATE AND THE FIRST MAN WHO EVER SAW THEM