Accession Number: 73-40-5 Descriptive Narrative: Watercolor painting depicting Tlingit houses at Wrangell, with canoes on beach in foreground, totem poles and clan houses in middle, and forested mountain in background. Exhibition: The...
Audio recording of lecture presented Friday, August 17, 2007: 1) Opening Remarks by Gladi Kulp, Head of Historical Collections; 2) Introduction of Paul Jacskon Sr. by James Simard, Curator of Historical Collections; 3) Speech and thanks by Paul...
Biographical note: Tlingit elder and seventh generation culture-bearer Johnny C. Jackson (1893-1995) of Kake was of the Raven moiety, Kaach.adi clan, Sit'kweidie yadi; his Tlingit name was Gooch Eesh.
Dakl’aweidi Clan, Keet Hit (Killer Whale House) also called Woochdakadin Keet Hit (Killer Whales Facing Away From Each Other House), with Brown Bear Totem pole, Teikweidi clan
Description: wool; brass; braid; piping; serge; cotton; silk; ribbon Used: Chief Kowee; Kaawa.ee Descriptive Narrative: a). Jacket - navy blue wool, double breasted, w/row of 7 brass navy type buttons & 7 buttonholes up each side of the...
Descriptive Narrative: Double-headed eagle plaque of cast bronze. Crowns on each eagle head, symbols of power held in the talons; on eagle's breast is octagon shape with figure of St George. One wing tip is missing.
Exhibition: object traveled...
Descriptive Narrative: watercolor showing interior of Tlingit clan house. May be the same house depicted in another Richardson painting in the ASM collection (V-A-335). Exhibition: ASM Friends Art Exhibit 12/82-1/83; ASM 7-10/4; ASM Gentle...
Female Doll with wood stand. !
(A) Doll. Wood face, lightly carved with black ink for eyes
and red ink for mouth. Plastic black hair across face. Large
red fox ruff, shaved beaver parka, white cloth with flower
decoration around bottom edge with...
Gaanaxteidi clan artifacts displayed inside the Raven house in Klukwan, c. 1900. Four Chilkat blankets, carved wood masks and hat, spruce root hats, bent-wood box. The carving is one of four houseposts showing a humanoid figure beneath a...
Group portrait on steps of a clan house. Many of the people wear elaborate clothing and decoration, including face painting. The house front has a carved design. In the foreground a girl is draped on the edge of a canoe.
Group portrait, exterior. Chief of the Dakl'aweidi Clan (Killer Whale) lying in state with several important clan artifacts, such as the Killer Whale Dagger (on his chest) and Killer Whale Hat (left of deceased). Full resolution display...
History: Found in the collection with no documentation. The name "Kow-ee" (Kaawa.ee) was given to several prominent men of the L'eeneidí clan, Teel' Hít (Dog Salmon House), Aak'wkwaan (or Auke Tlingit). Such signs were attached to the residences...
Image: Ka-Sh-Ak, the Monkeyman. Skan-Doo [Skundoo], notorious old medicene [medicine] man. Ind-A-Yanek (Swatka), the famous Indian guide. Three brothers, old head-men of the Kak-Von-Tons [Kaagwaantaan] of the Chilkat tribe. Copyright 1907....