Iquamiaa'itx and Salmon Item Number: 2000-148/8 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
Spirit of the Ancestors-Iquamiaa'itx is a Chinookan power figure that is gained by questing or through the family. It is one of several figures that lend knowledge to fishing. In this print he appears with a Chinook salmon. This design has been adopted as the logo of the Chinook tribe.
Automatically Generated From Material
The paper is white. The ink is red and black.
Item History
- Made by Tony A. Johnson
- Received from Dr. Simon Ottenberg
What
- Name
- Iquamiaa'itx and Salmon
- Identification Number
- 2000-148/8
- Type of Item
- silkscreen print
- Material
- paper and ink
- Manufacturing Technique
- printed
- Overall
- height 11.0 in, width 13.5 in
Who
- Culture
- Chinook
- Creator
- Tony A. Johnson
- Received from
- Dr. Simon Ottenberg
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Gift of Simon Ottenberg
- Motif
- Salmon | Human Face
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection