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29-175-438

From: Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-438
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Haida
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood
Description

Striking end slightly larger and shaped as slender animal head with open mouth, tongue protruding, nostrils on very tip of snout. No eyes shown. Small snake(?) head carved on forehead above eyeplane. Narrowed for grip at handle end and flared slightly at very tip.

Length 58.3 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9464 - Collector Number

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