Killer Whale / Eagle Amulet

Name/Title

Killer Whale / Eagle Amulet

Entry/Object ID

2024.3.6

Description

blown and sand-carved glass

Type of Sculpture

Blown Glass

Artwork Details

Medium

Art Glass

Made/Created

Artist

Preston Singletary

Date made

2022

Dimensions

Height

18 in

Width

7-3/4 in

Depth

3-1/4 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

Preston Singletary has become synonymous with the relationship between European glass blowing traditions and Northwest Native art. His artwork features themes of transformation, animal spirits, and shamanism through elegant, blown glass forms and mystical sand carved Tlingit designs.

Label

"Killer Whale/Eagle Amulet is a glass sculpture. The Killer Whale is my crest symbol associated with the Tlingit tribe of Alaska. I have made sculpture related to my ancestry since 1988. This sculpture is inspired by small bone amulets that are talisman forms that are worn as necklaces or charms used for healing rituals."