Carving

29-175-78

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-78
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

"Seated (man?)". Probably bear. Right foot chipped. Left arm cracked and nailed. Front paws raised. Blackened all over except natural wood teeth, top of head and back, and and white paint irises and in groove around mouth. Head a separate piece, may be removed from nails.

Height 27.5 cm
Width 11 cm
Thickness 9.4 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 7/3036 - Collector Number

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