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Naas shagl yell s'aaxw (Raven at the Headwaters of Nass hat)
Image Not Available for Naas shagl yell s'aaxw (Raven at the Headwaters of Nass hat)

Naas shagl yell s'aaxw (Raven at the Headwaters of Nass hat)

Dateca. 1810
Attributed to Gaanax'adi clan
Attributed to Native American, Kadyisdu.axch', Tlingit, Kiks.adi clan active late 18th - early 19th century
Label TextClan hats are the ultimate expression of complex shared histories and feature prominently in potlatches. Both Raven and Eagle clans display such treasures on opposite tables, to comfort those in mourning. The host family and guests might be ritually dressed in headgear and robes, then would dance when the song associated with the hat is sung.
Object number91.1.125
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Native Visions: Northwest Coast Art, 18th Century to the Present, October 1, 1998 - January 31, 1999 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Box of Daylight, September 15, 1983 - January 8, 1984Published ReferencesHorn, Robyn; Matthew Kangas, Kevin Wallace, Bellevue Art Museum, Michael Peterson: Evolution/Revolution, p. 20 Selected Works, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, p. 78 The Spirit Within: Northwest Coast Native Art from the John H. Hauberg Collection, Seattle Art Museum, 1995, pg. 30 Brown, Steven C., Native Visions: Evolution in Northwest Coast Art from the Eighteenth Through the Twentieth Century, Seattle Art Museum, 1998, pg. 33
Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions8 1/2 x 7 x 12 in. (21.59 x 17.78 x 30.48 cm)
MediumMaple, paint, shell, hair, baleen
Photo: Paul Macapia
ca. 1860
Object number: 91.1.40
Photo: Paul Macapia
ca. 1850
Object number: 91.1.57
Photo: Paul Macapia
Charles Edenshaw
ca. 1885
Object number: 91.1.127
S'eik daakeit
ca. 1830
Object number: 91.1.116
Photo: Paul Macapia
Native American, Kadyisdu.axch', Tlingit, Kiks.adi clan
ca. 1810
Object number: 79.98
Photo: Paul Macapia
ca. 1860
Object number: 91.1.37
Photo by Tom Joyce
19th century
Object number: 2007.204
Sdláagwaal (horn ladle)
ca. 1860
Object number: 85.356
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
First Nations, Nuxalk
ca. 1880
Object number: 91.1.95
Photo: Paul Macapia
ca. 1870
Object number: 91.1.46
Photo: Paul Macapia
Native American, Kadyisdu.axch', Tlingit, Kiks.adi clan
ca. 1820
Object number: 91.1.56