Sisters of the Stars, Bear Medicine Lodge National Monument

Eugene Tapahe

2020

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Halibut hook (two part). The barb arm is of spruce with rusty iron barb. The carved arm is cottonwood representing "Hoosh-ta" the otter. The carving is recent, on an old piece of wood. The figure faces the barb, contrary to the usual practice - in part it seems the work of an amatuer.
Black and white photograph with six Native American people wearing regalia and face-coverings, standing apart on boulders, water in foreground.
Neolithic figurative celt. Found in Alabama on the Coosa River near Crotwell and Leeds THIS OBJECT HAS INCORRECT #, ACTUAL PIECE WAS RETURNED FROM TANNEHILL APRIL 2014.
Double trinket box with lid. Sections the sides made of one piece of wood. The corners are red. The bottom dimensions listed above. A rare form. The Terr. Museum has a larger box like this.