Carving

29-175-75

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-75
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Iconography Raven
Description

Raven's head. Movable jaw containing red attachments that fit into hollow upper-bill; nailed support below jaw. Top of head a separate piece. A separate piece continues neck and narrows to form handle or attachment. Green oval-oblong eye; red iris, black pupil. Red paint: edges of beak and marks on neck; otherwise black and natural wood.

Height 42.5 cm
Length 59 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 7/3013 - Collector Number

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