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Effigy of pock-san-e (place in meadow); chuck-e-yok (little boy)
Effigy of pock-san-e (place in meadow); chuck-e-yok (little boy)
Object Number 10-21-10/76535
Display Title Effigy of pock-san-e (place in meadow); chuck-e-yok (little boy)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chuck-e-yok (little boy)
Object Description Effigy of pock-san-e (place in meadow) (Little Wokus Bay on Upper Klamath Marsh); chuck-e-yok (little boy). Figure is wearing a headdress. These types of effigies are "shaman's helpers" and would be set outside of earth lodges.
Inventory Description Carving, wood, standing human male on base, arms extended, pigmented facial feat
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Date Early 1900s
Artist Dr. John
Culture
  • Klamath
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oregon
Additional Geographic Terms Oregon, Southwest; Little Wokus Bay on Upper Klamath Marsh
Materials Wood, Feather, Fiber cord, Pigment, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 59.5 x 20.9 x 15.5 cm (23 7/16 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 76535
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (01/01/1910)
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1/1/1910)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (01/01/1910)

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