Tlingit

Mannequin "Chief in ritual costume". Tlingit. Mid 20th c.

Title:

Mannequin "Chief in ritual costume"

Ethnicity:

Tlingit

Date:

mid 20th c.

Commentation:

Tribal totem - an ancestor, whos successor was proclaimd a chief, is imaged on the chief's cloths and regalia.

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