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Date1875-1900
MediumWood with paint
DimensionsOverall: 17 in. × 3 3/4 in. × 3 in. (43.2 × 9.5 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.509
Not on view
DescriptionCarved cedar with black, red, and blue paint. Written in pencil on the back of the bird is "Keeguch" which may be a phonetic spelling for the Tlingit word "kajuk," which means mountain eagle or hawk.
Collections
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Exhibition History
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 54, illus. 43).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 54, illus. 43).
Provenance
1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Published References
WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 43, illus. 43.
Inscribed
Inscribed in pencil on verso: "$1.00", "E41", "Keeguch".
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Wood, intestine, string, and paint
Object number: 1984.514
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, intestine, string, and paint
Object number: 1984.513
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: possibly 19th century
Medium: Tagua nut
Object number: 1992.11
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Boxwood, mother-of-pearl
Object number: 1992.13