Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
91.50.002
Accession#:
91.50
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase.
Object Name:
Bracelet
Title:
Narrow Tlingit Raised Head Raven Silver Bracelet
Artist — Creator:
Wallace, Amos
Date:
1991
Description:
Narrow silver bracelet engraved with Tlingit design of raised Raven head. Total design 8 inches. From proper left, Raven head raised .25 inches. View from top of Raven's head, eyes on top and bottom of bracelet; both raised from tool applied to inside of bracelet. Beak of Raven forms one end of bracelet. Behind eyes stylized feathers of neck. Two vertical lines end feathers. Band narrows and widens. This repeats approximately. every .75 inches until 1.5 inches away from proper right end of bracelet. Band has been flattened from .125 inches to .0625 inches in depth and .625 inches wide. Tlingit stylized tail engraved. Inside, interior of head is concaved. Inside stamped "STERLING", three vertical marks, "ST...", rest unclear. "AMOS L. WALLACE" 3 inches long, incised in cursive.
Notes:
See 91.50.001
Search Terms:
Tlingit
Personal Belonging
Jewelry
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