Architectural Model

Object Title:

Village of Klukwan

Object Number:

29-228-2

Current Location:

Kress Entrance

Culture:

Tlingit

Provenience:

Alaska
Klukwan

Culture Area:

Northwest Coast

Maker:

Louis Shotridge

Date Made:

1913

Early Date:

1913

Late Date:

1913

Section:

American

Iconography:

Village

Description:

Model of Klukwan. Louis Shotridge completed this model of Klukwan, his native village, in 1913. The model shows only the central section of Klukwan, which at one time had 65 houses. Although Shotridge had no previous experience building models, he skillfully crafted every detail of the model