Ornament, Dancing Blanket? Item Number: E/1645 from the American Museum of Natural History

Publications

SPIRITS LIKE THE SOUND OF THE RATTLE AND DRUM: GEORGE THORNTON EMMONS' COLLECTION OF TLINGIT SHAMANS' KITS. ILIFF, BARBARA ELIZABETH DISSERTATION, 1994

Item History

What

Name
Ornament, Dancing Blanket?
Identification Number
E/1645
Type of Item
ornament
Material
wood and pigment
Overall
length 49.7 cm, width 6.5 cm, height 0.6 cm, length 51.0 cm, width 6.5 cm

Who

Culture
Tlingit: Gun Nah Ho Qwan
Received from
George T. Emmons

Where

Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
Made in
Gun Nah Ho Qwan, Dry Bay, Yakutat Borough, Alaska, USA

Other

Subject
SHAPE OF BLACK FISH FIN BUT PAINTED AS SEA LION