Mask

29-175-63

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-63
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Whale Vertebra
Description

whale vertebra. Head of fish ? Carving on left wing of vertebra suggests dorsal fin and blow-hole of killer-whale. Eyes, mouth, (gills?) and nose carved in grooves.

Height 12.5 cm
Length 21 cm
Width 17.5 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 7/3015 - Collector Number

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