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Canoe Model960
Headdress959

Tall, glossy black dorsal fin, hair streaming from the trailing edge, is the mark of the killer whale: the most imposing natural animal of the Tlingit world and a crest of the Wolf phratry. Here the orca is combined with the wolf itself in a powerful crest headdress, collected by George Emmons from the Stikine Tlingit. Emmons did not identify the clan that owned the headdress, but described it as of "totemic significance," worn by the chief--to whose care it was entrusted--only upon special occasions when the whole family was present. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)

Culture
Tlingit: Stikine
Material
wood, human hair and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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House Front1993-39/2
Dance Staff2.5E519
Model Canoe Paddle2.5E1550

The paint is light blue, red, and black.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
yellow cedar wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Canoe Paddle2.5E1549

The paint is black.

Culture
Makah ?
Material
red cedar wood, paint and cloth tape
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Sculpture | Figure4651

Culture
Makah
Material
wood, bead and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Model Totem Pole1996-79/2
Carving | Figure1-155

The paint is black and red.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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