Halibut Hook, Eagle, Man Item Number: 19/1157 from the American Museum of Natural History
Publications
TLINGIT HALIBUT HOOKS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE VISUAL SYMBOLS OF A RITE OF PASSAGE. JONAITIS, ALDONA ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS, 57, 1981
UNDER MOUNT ST. ELIAS: THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE YAKUTAT TLINGIT. DE LAGUNA, FREDERICA, 7, 1972
Item History
- Made in Yakutat, Yakutat Borough, Alaska, USA
- Received from George T. Emmons
What
- Name
- Halibut Hook, Eagle, Man
- Identification Number
- 19/1157
- Type of Item
- halibut hook
- Material
- wood, plant fibre, pigment and metal
- Overall
- length 27.0 cm, width 12.8 cm, height 4.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit: Yakutat
- Received from
- George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Yakutat, Yakutat Borough, Alaska, USA
Other
- Subject
- EAGLE ON MAN'S HEAD