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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian; Haida or Tlingit
Title:Totem fragment
Date Made:19th century
Type:Ceremonial
Materials:Wood
Place Made:North America: United States; Northwest Coast
Measurements:Overall: 3/16 in x 4 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; .47625 cm x 11.43 cm x 6.985 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1.F.L
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

Recent updates to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) require consent from lineal descendants and/or affiliated Native American Tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying or researching cultural items. We have removed the public image of this belonging until we can learn more about the wishes of affiliated Tribal officials or the descendants of those who made it.

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Description:
Missionary Cabinet. Specimen of Native Carving. Carving, made of very thin wood.
Thin wood piece, carved on one side to represent a face.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American

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