
Sujet
Prow ornaments were mounted on the large Tlingit war canoes as formal symbols of importance
Légende
Prow ornaments were mounted on the large Tlingit war canoes as formal symbols of importance, This carving of an owl with outstretched wings was one of the crests used by the Raven division at Klukwan, the largest of the Chilkat Tlingit villages. Northwest Coast of America. Tlingit.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A29_022
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,7Mo (1,5Mo) / 26,2cm x 29,3cm / 3100 x 3460 (300dpi)