Wooden dagger with two Kusktaka
Bowl depicting twin figures with a fish over their heads

Currently not on view

Wooden dagger with two Kusktaka,

before 1885

Lingít
PU 5217

Information

Title
Wooden dagger with two Kusktaka
Dates

before 1885

Medium
Wood
Dimensions
l. 63.8 cm., w. 9.7 cm., d. 3.8 cm. (25 1/8 x 3 13/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5217
Place Collected

North America

Marks/Labels/Seals
PU 5217 written in black Old label nailed under bottom otter
Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
shamanism, ceremonial objects
Materials
wood
Techniques
carving
Subject
mythical or legendary beings, swords, performances, otters

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882-1885

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