Model of a whale
Artist
Tlingit
Datelate 19th centry
Mediumwood
ClassificationsVisual Works
Object number1998.7.2 LA
DescriptionCarved wooden model of a whale. Whale has large bared teeth and fluked tail. Black, painted markings down the length of the whale's back. On top of the whale's back is a 2.5 cm. long carved slot. A dorsal fin was probably originally intended to fit into this slot.On View
Not on viewCollections
Late 19th century
Inuit/Yupik