Chilkat Tlingit canoe prow effigy depicting Land Otter Man. Chilkat, Alaska, ca. 1825-1875. Cedar wood, human hair, paint, abalone shell, opercula. National Museum of the American Indian collection [6000×4491] [OC]
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Chilkat Tlingit canoe prow effigy depicting Land Otter Man. Chilkat, Alaska, ca. 1825-1875. Cedar wood, human hair, paint, abalone shell, opercula. National Museum of the American Indian collection [6000×4491] [OC]
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https://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/object/NMAI_17431
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[Chilkat Tlingit canoe prow effigy
Chilkat, Alaska, ca. 1825-1875
Cedar wood, human hair, paint, abalone shell, opercula
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The Haida decorated their boats with clan designs and insignia. A Tlingit might add a canoe prow figure carved in the form of a shaman who would guide the way and warn of the approach of enemies.]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushtaka
well, that isnt fucking terrifying.
Oh man, I love this.
Wowwwww, so cool
Did they do these after seeing them on ships or do they have any predating that possibility?