Eagle and Salmon wooden plaque

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Eagle and Salmon wooden plaque

Entry/Object ID

2020.35.1

Description

Eagle and Salmon wooden plaque. Carving, salmon body with an eagle head. From the Northwest Coast. Squamish etched into back. Artist Lance Joseph Sr. It is red, brown, and black in color and its dimensions are 25.5 inches long and 7 inches wide.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Artist

Lance Joseph Sr.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Placard

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Indigenous peoples, Art objects, Art

Search Terms

Indians of North America

Dimensions

Width

7 in

Length

22-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 22, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dr. Herbert Taniguchi

Person or Organization

Lance Joseph Sr.

Related Entries

Notes

2020.35.10, 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.