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Object #     2000-148/8
Object name     Silkscreen Print
Culture of Origin     Chinook
Title     Iquamiaa'itx and Salmon
Maker or Artist     Tony A. Johnson
Materials     Paper, Ink
Techniques     Silkscreen, Printed
Dimensions     H: 11 in, W: 13.5 in
Exhibit Label    

"Spirit of the Ancestors"-Iquamiaa'itx is a Chinookan power figure that is gained by questing or through the family. It is one of several figures that lend knowledge to fishing. In this print he appears with a Chinook salmon. This design has been adopted as the logo of the Chinook tribe.
Source     Dr. Simon Ottenberg
Credit     Gift of Simon Ottenberg
 
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