Iquamiaa'itx and Salmon
The Burke: University of Washington
2000-148/8
Spirit of the Ancestors-Iquamiaa'itx is a Chinookan power figure that is gained by questing or through the family. It is one of several figures that lend knowledge to fishing. In this print he appears with a Chinook salmon. This design has been adopted as the logo of the Chinook tribe.
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Automatically Generated From Material
The paper is white. The ink is red and black.
- Type of Item silkscreen print
- Culture Chinook
- Material paper, ink
- Manufacturing Technique printed
- Measurements height 11.0 in, width 13.5 in (overall)
- Creator Tony A. Johnson
- Received from Dr. Simon Ottenberg
- Credit Gift of Simon Ottenberg
- Motif Salmon | Human Face
- Collection Burke Museum Ethnology Collection