Wood Carving Item Number: E221183-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Carved face of bear in intaglio. This was one of two carvings on the walls of the lower platform of an old house in Sitka. The family [i.e. clan] The Kar-Kwan-tou [listed as Kar-qwan-ton in accession record] have the bear totem. The teeth are the opercula of shells. Loaned to the Whitney Museum of Art on Sept. 10, 1971. Returned to the Department of Anthropology 2-9-72."
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Lt. George T. Emmons in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA during 1903
- Received on September 12, 1903
What
- Name
- Wood Carving
- Identification Number
- E221183-0
- Type of Item
- carving
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Field Collector
- Lt. George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1903
- Acquisition Date
- on September 12, 1903
Other
- Accession Number
- 041512