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40-33-1
From: Canada | British Columbia
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 40-33-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | Canada | British Columbia |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood |
Iconography | Crane | Sculpin? | Owl | Human |
Description | Doctor's, used to cure patients that have been bewitched. Charm represents a crane and an owl. Whale jawbone carved with crane and sculpin ? biting the bird's tail. Human face at the crane's neck, with long spine rising to the bird's throat. Sculpin's tail broken off. |
Length | 85 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Width | 6 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Credit Line | Gift of William Hinckle Smith, 1940 |
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