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Object Number
974-12-10/52250
Display Title
Relief-carving of the thunderbird "xetl" (plaque)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
xetl
Inventory Description
Carving, wood plaque, formline thunderbird, red and black paint
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Richard Beasley
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Juneau Borough
/
Juneau
Materials
Wood, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 69.5 x 47 cm (27 3/8 x 18 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
974-12-10/52250 & R. BEASLEY
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(1973-1974)
Donor
Unknown
(March, 1974)
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