Painting

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Painting

Entry/Object ID

2020.35.10

Description

Framed totem. Possibly West Coast. Red and black human bird totem. The dimensions are 25.5 inches long and 19.5 inches wide.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Painting

Search Terms

Indians of North America

Dimensions

Width

19-1/2 in

Length

25-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 14, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Taniguchi, Dr. Herbert

Related Entries

Notes

2020.35.1, 2020.35.11, 2020.35.2, 2020.35.3, 2020.35.4, 2020.35.5, 2020.35.6, 2020.35.7 A-B, 2020.35.8, 2020.35.9

Provenance

Notes

Collected by: Dr. Herbert Taniguchi Collection came from donor's cousin, Dr. Herbert Taniguchi, who was a medical Doctor with the U.S. Department of health. Dr. Taniguchi was assigned to visit different Native American Reservations to provide medical treatment. While at these different Reservations he acquired many different Native American artifacts.