Carving

29-175-96

From: Canada | British Columbia

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-96
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Canada | British Columbia
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Iconography Eagle
Description

Bust of eagle. Eye areas concave below brows to crest of beak. Eyes cameo with plateau pupils. "Nostril" area "pinched" concaves. Mouth strongly incised. Traces of black paint at eyebrows, pupils, above mouth, and perhaps on body feathers.

Height 31 cm
Width 15.4 cm
Thickness 17.5 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9441 - Collector Number

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