Statuette, Totemic & Heraldic Fur Seal Hunter Item Number: E56444-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "$12.00. TWO SEPARABLE PIECES, FORMING A WHOLE. UPPER PART - 29" H. 4-3/4" W. 4-1/4" DIA. BASE-17-1/4"1. 5-1/4" W. 4-3/4" H. REPAIRED AND RESTORED AT CONSERVATION 3/23/1973." FROM SWAN'S HANDWRITTEN LIST IN ACCESSION RECORD: "FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES ARCHIPELAGO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. KYGANI BRANCH OF THE HAIDA FAMILY OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS."From tag in James Swan's hand with artifact: "Fur seal hunter with a seal in his hands nearly split in two. The hunters feet rest on the bears head, and the whole stand on the back of the sea lion. This interesting group is from the Prince of Wales archipelago and an allegorical and descriptive. No 19 $12.00."
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan in Alaska, USA during 1882
- Received on November 14, 1882
What
- Name
- Statuette, Totemic & Heraldic Fur Seal Hunter
- Identification Number
- E56444-0
- Type of Item
- figure
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit ?, Haida and Kaigani ?
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1882
- Acquisition Date
- on November 14, 1882
Other
- Accession Number
- 012054