Carving of a Hawk
Tlingit, Northwest Coast
collected 1820-1860
Bone
Overall: 4 3/4 × 2 7/16 × 1 7/8 in. (12.1 × 6.2 × 4.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt Kimberly
22.3.1872
Geography/Culture
North America, United States
Period
19th century
Object Name
Figure
Classification
Native American
Native American: Northwest Coast
On view
Exhibition History
Unbroken: Native American Ceramics, Sculpture, and Design, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 22, 2022-April 30, 2023.
Provenance
Collected by "an old sea captain," about 1820-1860; to General John Hewston, California; bequeathed to his niece, Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt Kimberly (1851-1927), West Newton, Massachusetts; given to present collection, 1922.
Old Number
Red No. 22.30
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