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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