Amulet in the form of a kéet (killer whale)
Amulet in the form of a kéet (killer whale)

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Amulet in the form of a kéet (killer whale),

before 1882

Lingít
PU 5091

Information

Title
Amulet in the form of a kéet (killer whale)
Dates

before 1882

Medium
Bone, formerly inlaid with abalone
Dimensions
h. 6.0 cm., w. 5.1 cm., d. 1.2 cm. (2 3/8 x 2 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5091
Place Collected

North America

Marks/Labels/Seals
Written on back [Elizabeth Marsh Museum number]: 176/82 Paper label with object: Carving, bone. (Shaman's charm) / Represents orca or whale-killer / once inlaid with haliotis / Rev. S. Jackson / Alaska
Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
sculpture, ivories, carving, amulets, charms
Materials
bone
Techniques
inlay (process), carving
Subject
whales, shamans

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; Given to Princeton Theological Seminary, 1879-1882; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882

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