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Carving of Owl Man According to legend Owl Man was killed at Icy Bay (in around 1890) by a tree which fell on him
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Carving of Owl Man According to legend Owl Man was killed at Icy Bay (in around 1890) by a tree which fell on him, The carving shows him with a birds body and a human head. It is believed to have been carved from the tree that killed him and was used at feasts which honoured his memory. Northwest Coast of America. Tlingit. Yakutat, Alaska.
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Werner Forman Archive/ Portland Art Museum, Oregon, USA
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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A29_097
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
40,2Mo (1,5Mo) / 31,6cm x 31,8cm / 3738 x 3757 (300dpi)