Bear figure
Bear figure

Currently not on view

Bear figure,

before 1882

Lingít
ui.2011.131

Information

Title
Bear figure
Dates

before 1882

Medium
Wood with paint
Dimensions
30.2 × 12.2 × 14.8 cm (11 7/8 × 4 13/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Collection
Object Number
ui.2011.131
Place Collected

North America, probably Sheet'ká Ḵwáan (Sitka)

Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
figurines, tourist trade
Materials
pigment, wood, paint
Techniques
carving
Subject
bears

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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