Amulet
| Object Number: | NA3364 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tlingit |
| Provenience: | Alaska |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Bone |
| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 1915 |
Description
Bone or ivory amulet likely made from carved walrus tusk. Possibly a shaman's pendant or amulet. Imagery on one side of a human figure with arms and legs extended outward. Two fish leap over the figure with their mouths open to catch a cylindrical object above the human. The bodies of the fish are carved with a line down the length of the body with four hash marks. The amulet has one perforation on the top.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| American Indian Life 1776-1976 ( Dec 1976 - 1978) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] 1976. American Indian Life: 1776-1976.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 26 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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