NaXine (Chilkat robe)
Dateca. 1860
Label TextThe central design area has been creatively interpreted as a whale facing downward, its flared tail bordering the top of the robe, perhaps suggestive of the last part of the whale visible in diving action. Facial features incorporated into the body design may reference gunaakadeet and the story of the man who wore the skin of a whale and achieved supernatural powers.
Object number91.1.79
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Box of Daylight, September 15, 1983 - January 8, 1984Published ReferencesAdams, Laurie Schneider, World Views Topics in Non-Western Art, McGraw Hill, pg. 102
The Spirit Within: Northwest Coast Native Art from the John H. Hauberg Collection, Seattle Art Museum, 1995, pg. 58Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions55 x 67 in. (139.7 x 170.18 cm)
MediumMountain goat wool, yellow cedar bark, leather, dyes
Susan Pavel (sa'hLa mitSa)
2007
Object number: 2007.38
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