Canoe figurehead depicting Land Otter Man

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Date created: 1825-1875

Culture/People: Chilkat Tlingit
Collector: George Byron Gordon (George B. Gordon/G. B. Gordon), Non-Indian, 1870-1927
Previous owner: Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)

Collection History: Collected by George Byron Gordon (1870-1927, associated with the Free Museum of Science/University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania) in 1905 or 1907; acquired by George Heye in 1908 through an exchange with the Free Museum.
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Place: Chilkat; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Chilkat Tlingit; Watercraft and accessories
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Northwest Coast

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/6713
Barcode: 016713.000

Object Type: Watercraft and accessories

Object Name: Canoe figurehead depicting Land Otter Man
Media/Materials: Cedar, human hair, abalone/haliotis shell, sea snail (turban snail) opercula , paint
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 54 x 25 x 35 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d557a932-0211-4900-b257-34fb40ddf39f

Record ID: NMAI_17431