House Post
| Object Number: | 31-29-14 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tlingit |
| Provenience: | United States of America Alaska Klukwan |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Locus: | Kaagwaantaan Clan Fin House |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Pigment |
| Height: | 230 cm |
| Width: | 94 cm |
| Depth: | 22 cm |
| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 1931 |
Description
Wolf Yeik House Post. Originally a structural support but became decorative over the years as old wood was carved away (Kaplan and Barsness, 1986 p. 181). Bought from John Benson (Yisyat); 4 house posts (31-29-13 to16) are a set.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Raven's Journey: The World of Alaska's Native People ( Nov 1986 - Feb 2010) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Artifacts in Bloom (Flower arrangements inspired by ancient artifacts) (24 Oct 1997 - 26 Oct 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Barsness, Kristin J., and Kaplan, Susan A. 1986. Raven's Journey.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 181, fig. 193 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] Williams, Lucy F. 2003. Guide to the North American Ethnographic Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 34, pl. 25 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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