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Animal Head (Tegtl) or Hammer

Tsimshian

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Caption

Tsimshian. Animal Head (Tegtl) or Hammer, late 19th or early 20th century. Stone, 5 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (13.3 × 5.7 × 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund, 05.588.7358. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Tsimshian

Title

Animal Head (Tegtl) or Hammer

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Medium

Stone

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

5 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (13.3 × 5.7 × 5.7 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

05.588.7358

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Artists and makers

Tsimshian

18 works in the collection