Medicine Man's Shaman (Carved Wooden Figure) Item Number: E46342-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "CARVED STANDING WOODEN FIGURE; HANDS RAISED IN FRONT OF CHEST; UNPAINTED. REMAINS OF HAIR ON TOP OF HEAD. WEARING SKIN KILT WITH TINKLERS AND TWO CLOAKS PAINTED IN RED & BLACK TOTEMIC DESIGNS. NECKLACE OF CARVED BONE AND TEETH. WOODEN "POT-LATCH HAT" PAINTED IN RED AND BLACK ON HEAD."
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by Dr. Tarleton H. Bean in Alaska, USA during 1880
- Received from U.S. National Museum during 1880
What
- Name
- Medicine Man's Shaman (Carved Wooden Figure)
- Identification Number
- E46342-0
- Type of Item
- figure
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit and Chilkat
- Field Collector
- Dr. Tarleton H. Bean
- Received from
- U.S. National Museum
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1880
- Acquisition Date
- during 1880
Other
- Accession Number
- 009536