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Community
National Museum of the American Indian
Category
People and Places
Summary
View of a wooden plank dwelling in a Tlingit Indian sealer's camp in Glacier Bay, Alaska, with wood piled up next to the dwelling, and a cloth covering for the doorway.
Sea Monster Carving
Community
National Museum of the American Indian
Category
Art and Artists
Old Woman's Spirit Mask
Community
National Museum of the American Indian
Category
Art and Artists
Salmon Amulet
Community
National Museum of the American Indian
Category
Art and Artists
Summary
Green stone; Shaman's Charm representing salmon's tail.
Salmon Amulet
Community
National Museum of the American Indian
Category
Art and Artists
Summary
Stone amulet from Hoonah depicting a salmon’s tail.
Witch and Wolf Amulet
Community
National Museum of the American Indian
Category
Art and Artists
Summary
Shaman's charm of horn representing a wolf and witch figure.
Killerwhale Amulet
Community
National Museum of the American Indian
Category
Art and Artists
Summary
Shaman's charm of whale bone representing a killer whale.
Spirit Face Amulet
Community
National Museum of the American Indian
Category
Art and Artists
Summary
Shaman's charm of section of whale's tooth, carved to represent three faces, the center one of which is that of the spirit above - two small figures below.
Sea Bear Amulet
Community
National Museum of the American Indian
Category
Art and Artists
Summary
Shaman's charm of section of whale's tooth, carved to represent a mythical figure which is a combination of a sea bear with a small figure in its mouth, and a raven.
Land Otter Amulet
Community
National Museum of the American Indian
Category
Art and Artists
Summary
Shaman's charm of section of whale's tooth, carved to represent a mythical land otter.
Wolf Amulet
Community
National Museum of the American Indian
Category
Art and Artists
Summary
Shaman's charm of ivory, inlaid with haliotis shell, carved to represent a wolf.
Bear Amulet
Community
National Museum of the American Indian
Category
Art and Artists
Summary
Shaman's charm of ivory, inlaid with haliotis shell, carved to represent a bear with a land otter coming out of his mouth, and a frog's head below.