official museum photo of the object, front profile on light grey background pendant carved from pearly blue abalone shell in the form of a sculpin (fish), stylized as a traditional clan crest

#FishFriday 🐠:
Sculpin pendant
Lingít culture, Pacific NW Coast, c.1900
Carved abalone shell, 8.8 × 4.5 × 1 cm (3 7/16 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in.)
Princeton University Art Museum 1998-509 artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/collecti...
#Fish #IndigenoisArt #FirstNationsArt #NativeAmericanArt

official museum photo of the owl basket, front profile on gradient grey background info from catalog card: “Owl effigy basket with cover made of coiled pine needles, pinecone scales for wings and head crown, and raffia details. Made by Rosabel Sylestine (b 1928). Purchased by IACB from the artist in 1976 for $51. Reproduction rights acquired with purchase. IACB # W.76.24.2a-b (2 spec.) COUSHATTA Louisiana Allen Parish Bayou Blue Transferred from the Department of the Interior/Indian Arts and Crafts Board Headquarters Collection”

Rosabel Sylestine (Coushatta (Koasati), 1923-1998)
Basket in the form of an #owl, 1976
Pine needles, raffia, pine cones; Coiled, stitched; 30.4 x 20 cm
Smithsonian NMAI 25/5387 americanindian.si.edu/collections-...
#BirdsInArt #NativeAmericanArt #IndigenoisArt #WomenArtists

official auction photos on black background of a Moche polychrome stirrup effigy vessel in the form of a sea lion head with fish in its mouth, painted and incised details view 1, quarter turn side profile showing head end of fish in mouth

view 2, quarter turn side profile in opposite direction showing tail end of fish in mouth

view 3, full side profile showing external ear (identifying it as a sea lion)

#SeaLion Effigy Vessel
Moche culture, Peru, c.200-800 CE
Polychrome ceramic, H 10 3/8 in. (26.35 cm)
freemansauction.com/auctions/206...
#IndigenoisArt #AndeanArt #PeruvianArt