The Moon Totem Item Number: E56476-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "75 CTS.."Linda Wynne, Virginia Oliver, and Alan Zuboff made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, March 13-March 24, 2017. The community members have heard of a moon totem, but question whether this object is actually Tlingit.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan in Alaska, USA during 1882
- Received on November 14, 1882
What
- Name
- The Moon Totem
- Identification Number
- E56476-0
- Type of Item
- figure
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit and Chilkat
- 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