National Museum of the American Indian

National Museum of the American Indian

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Huna Sealer sitting outside their summer hunting camp in Glacier Bay.
Bear, Octopus and Land Otter Mask
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Art and Artists
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This mask is carved from yellow cedar and represents a bear with octopus tentacles connected to land otter faces.
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This small Raven sculpture was casted from artist Amos Wallace’s Argillite original. Amos was a member of the T’akdeintaan clan from Hoonah, his Tlingit name was Jeet Yaaw Dustaa.
Moon Mask
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This mask depicting the moon was carved from Red Alder by Huna Tlingit Amos Wallace.
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This is a Brown Bear rattle made from Yellow Cedar by Hoonah Tlingit artist Amos Wallace. Amos was a member of the T’akdeintaan clan, his Tlingit name was Jeet Yaaw Dustaa.
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This small Eagle totem was carved from yellow cedar by Hoonah Tlingit artist Amos Wallace. Amos was a member of the T’akdeintaan clan, his Tlingit name was Jeet Yaaw Dustaa.
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This small Eagle stone sculpture is carved from serpentine by Hoonah artist Amos Wallace. Amos was a member of the T’akdeintaan clan, his Tlingit name was Jeet Yaaw Dustaa.
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This small Serpentine Stone Raven was carved by Hoonah artist Amos Wallace. Amos was a a member of the T’akdeintaan clan, his Tlingit name was Jeet Yaaw Dustaa.
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A small Brown Bear sculpture made from Serpentine stone by Hoonah artist Amos Wallace. Amos was a member of the T’akdeintaan clan, his Tlingit name was Jeet Yaaw Dustaa.
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This small piece was cast from the original Argillite carving by Hoonah artist Amos Wallace. Amos was a member of the T’akdeintaan clan, his Tlingit name was Jeet Yaaw Dustaa.
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A small beaver made from Soapstone by Hoonah artist Amos Wallace. Amos was a member of the T’akdeintaan clan, his Tlingit name was Jeet Yaaw Dustaa.
Raven and Sculpin Panel
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A carved panel in yellow cedar and painted and painted by Hoonah artist Lincoln Wallace Lincoln was a member of the T’akdeintaan clan and his Tlingit name was Keel ti eesh.
Sea Monster Carving
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This panel was relief carved by David Williams Sr. from red cedar in 1972. David was a member of the Chookaneidí clan, from Hoonah and his Tlingit name was Kaash de yaaw dakaa.
Chilkat Face Spruce Root Basket
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This basket was made by Emma Mayeda a master weaver from Hoonah. It is made of split spruce root with false embroidery using maidenhair fern and dyed grass.
Lituya Bay Pipe
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A carved wooden pipe with a design of a frog and wolf with symbolic representations of Lituya Bay.
Bear, Wolf, and Beaver Plaques
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Relief carved yellow cedar plaques representing three different clans, carved by Hoonah artist Lincoln Wallace around 1969. Lincoln belonged to the T’akdeintaan clan, and his Tlingit name was Keel ti eesh.
Killer Whale Bowl
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A seal oil bowl carved to represent killer whales by Hoonah artist Lincoln Wallace in 1964. Lincoln belonged to the T’akdeintaan clan, and his Tlingit name was Keel ti eesh.
Bear Dagger
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Steel bladed war dagger with carved buffalo horn pommel, whale bone handle scales and abalone inlay.
Old Woman's Spirit Mask
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This mask was used during healing ceremonies and represents a spirit the íxť controlled.
Brown Bear Mask
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Brown bear mask used by a Hoonah Íxt’ in the 1800’s.
Whale Amulet
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Ivory Íxt’ amulet made from a whale tooth depicting a sea monster.
Red Salmon
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Giclee print titled “Red Salmon” in Tlingit formline painted by Clarissa Rizal (Lampe Hudson) in 2005.
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Engraved silver bracelet depicting an eagle carved by Hoonah Tlingit artist Amos Wallace. Amos belonged to the Raven Moiety, T’akdeintaan Clan, X’áakw Hít of Hoonah and his Tlingit name was Jeet Yaaw Dustaa.
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Yellow cedar bowl used for seal oil carved in the image of a hair seal. The carver, Amos Wallace belonged to the Raven Moiety, T’akdeintaan Clan, X’áakw Hít of Hoonah and his Tlingit name was Jeet Yaaw Dustaa.