X'oots Woochaagáa (Brown bear staff)

ca. 1900

Angoon

Native American , Teikweidí clan

Tlingit

Spruce wood, paint, abalone shell, nails, opercula, human hair

104 x 6 1/2 in. (264.16 x 16.51 cm)

Gift of John H. Hauberg

91.219

Photo: Paul Macapia

Not currently on view

Resources

Published ReferencesThe Spirit Within: Northwest Coast Native Art from the John H. Hauberg Collection, Seattle Art Museum, 1995, pg. 48

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