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Raven's Journey

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/180

Round drum from a single skin stretched around a wooden frame. The skin is pulled around the edges of the drum and held together at back with skin thongs. Raven design on surface painted in blue, black and red. Artist inscription and date on the side.

  • Iconographic Meaning

    Raven's Journey - After the flood, Raven brought the sun and knowledge, Raven traveled over the new lands collecting stories with Frog as his helper. Once the stories were collected, he distributed them so that everyone would have equal knowledge and could not use the stories against each other again.

  • Type of Item drum
  • Culture Tahltan, Tlingit
  • Material rawhide skin, wood, acrylic paint
  • Measurements height 9.0 cm, diameter 50.0 cm (overall)
  • Creator Dempsey Bob, Danika Nolie
  • Previous Owner Elspeth McConnell
  • Received from Elspeth McConnell
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Creation Date during 2015
  • Ownership Date before August 12, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on August 12, 2017
  • Condition excellent
  • Current Location Case 42
  • Accession Number 3260/0180

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