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Messenger
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Messenger

Date1980
Maker Philip McCracken American, born 1928
Object number2009.52.67
Credit LineGift of the Marshall and Helen Hatch Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions34 x 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (86.4 x 21.6 x 19.1 cm)
MediumCedar and conch shell
War God
War God
Philip McCracken
1960
Object number: 63.89
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Wild Honey
Philip McCracken
1970
Object number: 2009.52.64
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Red Wing Blackbird
Philip McCracken
1986
Object number: 2009.52.68
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Two Owls
Philip McCracken
1978
Object number: 2009.52.66
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Wild Grass
Philip McCracken
1988
Object number: 2009.52.69
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Southern Cross
Philip McCracken
1994
Object number: 2009.52.70
Snow Owl
Snow Owl
Philip McCracken
mid 20th century
Object number: 57.183
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Green Wing Shield
Philip McCracken
1975
Object number: 2009.52.65
Cricket
Cricket
Philip McCracken
1962
Object number: 62.174
Vishnu Conch
Vishnu Conch
Indian
17th century
Object number: 57.122
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Buddhist ritual shell trumpet
Tibetan
ca. 1750-1850
Object number: 33.703
Prayer wheel
Prayer wheel
Tibetan
20th century
Object number: 44.218