Bowl made by Tlingit Artist Augustus Bean (1856-1926)
- Title
- Bowl made by Tlingit Artist Augustus Bean (1856-1926)
- Description
- This figure was made by a Tlingit artist named Augustus Bean (K'alyaan Eesch)(1856-1926). This bowl uses elements of historic carving styles such as shell inlay and shallow engraving.
- Semester
- Spring 2026
- Subject
- Indigenous Art
- Tlingit
- Morton D. May
- Saint Louis Art Museum
- Alaska
- Temporal Coverage
- 1900 – 1900
- Spatial Coverage
- Sitka, Alaska
- Language
- The description of the object is in English
- Medium
- The object is made out of stained wood, abalone shell, glass beads, and ivory
- Is Part Of
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Morton D. May
- Identifier
- 275:1982
- Provenance
- The provenance of the bowl is not listed on the Saint Louis Art Museum online collection catalog but the object was gift from Morton D. May.
- Explanation of Omeka Map Location
- This item originated in Alaska
- Media
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