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29-175-427
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-175-427 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kwakiutl |
Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Striking end (12cm. long) wider than handle. Has on one side in low relief, crude top half of a body; hands shown holding a stick, face surmounted with a "crown". Rest of striking end covered with two sets of slanting vertical cuts between three sets of short horizontal cuts. Tip of handle slightly flared. (Possibly a ceremonial baton?) |
Length | 44.7 cm |
Width | 5 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
Other Number | 6/9645 - Collector Number |
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