House post from the Dís hít (Moonhouse) of the Kwac'kwan clan

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Date created: circa 1830

Culture/People: Tlingit
Presenter/funding source: Marie Heye Clemens (Mrs. James B. Clemens), Non-Indian, 1869-1943

Collection History: Formerly installed at the Moon House (Dís hít) at Lost River, Alaska, and subsequently at Port Mulgrave in Yakutat Bay, Alaska; after 1890 it was moved to a village on Khantaak Island (wherever the posts were installed was called the "Moon house"); purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1930 using funds donated by George Heye's sister, Marie Heye Clemens (Mrs. James B. Clemens, 1869-1943).
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Place: Khantaak Island; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
Archipelago: Gulf of Alaska Islands
Island Name: Khantaak Island

See related items: Tlingit; Architecture/Housing

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/8012
Barcode: 178012.000

Object Type: Architecture/Housing

Object Name: House post from the Dís hít (Moonhouse) of the Kwac'kwan clan
Media/Materials: Wood, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 244.5 x 79.4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws642e7e4f3-4193-45f1-adee-a07f804f84f3

Record ID: NMAI_190142