Crow in the Whales Belly (AL+CA 1463)
Summary
Native American motif rendering from James Swan's notebook.
Note from James Swan: Crow dives down in ocean and enters the whales mouth and lodges in its belly where it eats the vitals and whale swims ashore and is killed by the Indians, who in cutting it up release the crow which becomes a great Tomanawos or medicine man.
On verso of drawing: Drawn by Johnny Kit Elswa a Haida in my office Port Townsend, Dec. 14th 1882
Subjects (LCTGM): Haida Indians--Arts & crafts
Subjects (LCSH): Haida art; Crows in art; Whales in art
Tags
crows in art
haida art
images from the alaska western canada and united states collection
whales in art
canada
Date
1882
Source
Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
Link
Copyright info
public domain