Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.06.295
Accession#:
2005.06
Credit Line:
Donated by the Harold Fossum Estate.
Object Name:
Totem
Title:
Small Carved Wooden Totem with Frog, Salmon and Eagle, Lamp
Artist — Creator:
Joe Sassall
Description:
Lamp in the form of a small carved wooden totem with frog, salmon, and eagle.
Totem is carved and painted, has wiring and hardware to make it a lamp, though it is not operational. "Joe Sassall (Tassall?) Douglas Alaska" written in pen on bottom of base.
Carved from two separate pieces of wood, one for the base (frog) and the other for the totem; pieces attached together with nails.
Totem is carved and painted, has wiring and hardware to make it a lamp, though it is not operational. "Joe Sassall (Tassall?) Douglas Alaska" written in pen on bottom of base.
Carved from two separate pieces of wood, one for the base (frog) and the other for the totem; pieces attached together with nails.
People:
Fossum, Harold
Sassall, Joe
Tassel, Joe
Sassall, Joe
Tassel, Joe
Search Terms:
Wood
Sculpture
Tlingit
Sculpture
Tlingit
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