Tsaa xwáas’i (seal club) carved in the form of a tsaa (seal)
Tsaa xwáas’i (seal club) carved in the form of a tsaa (seal)

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Tsaa xwáas’i (seal club) carved in the form of a tsaa (seal),

before 1882

possibly Lingít
PU 5186

Information

Title
Tsaa xwáas’i (seal club) carved in the form of a tsaa (seal)
Dates

before 1882

Medium
Engraved wood, formerly painted
Dimensions
l. 76.7 cm., w. 7.2 cm., d. 3.8 cm. (30 3/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5186
Place Collected

North America, United States, Alaska

Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
clubs (weapons)
Materials
wood
Subject
hunting, seals, abstraction

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

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