Grave Guardian

Photographer: MacDonald, George F.
Description

Geese-teen, or Gease tene, a supernatural spirit helper. This fugure guarded the grave of Date-hun (Date-khoon) and was collected by George Thornton Emmons, 1852-1945 for the American Museum of Natural History.

Subject (Geographic)
Klukwan
Keywords
Tlingit
Shaman
Grave
Guardian
Figure
Northwest Coast
Art
Alaska
Genre
Photographs
Type of resource
Still Image
Part of
George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive
Identifier
Klukwan210
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Copyright owner(s)

© Barry Herem.

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