The Governor's Collection of Contemporary Native American Crafts
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The Wolf Clan Singer stands 22 inches tall. A "Clan" is a family whose ancestry is passed down
through the mother. Clans are named after animals of the water, land and sky. These include:
Turtle, Eel Beaver, Bear, Deer, Wolf, Snipe, Heron, and Hawk. Peter's sculpture depicts a person
in a wolf headdress holding a gourd rattle in one hand and dance feathers in the other. "I usually
start a sculpture with the face and whatever the face suggests decides what the rest of the piece
will be...the works simply evolve." To see an example of a gourd rattle and of dance feathers,
see artist Larry Jacobs' work on this site.
For more information call (518) 474-5813 or write
Anthropological Survey, New York State Museum, 3122
Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York 12230.