Title
Wood eye shield worn by high status Aleut men indicating their rank and making the wearer birdlike
Caption
Wood eye shield worn by high status Aleut men indicating their rank and making the wearer birdlike, Decorated with sea mammal ivory amulets the hats pleased the spirits of prey. Each sea lion bristle indicated a successful hunt. USA Alaska. Eskimo. 19th C/early 20th c Aleutian Islands.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Jeffrey R. Myers Collection, New York
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A17_418
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
25,2Mb (806,1Kb) / 8,2in x 11,8in / 2474 x 3554 (300dpi)