Carving

29-175-124

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-124
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment | Hide | Wire
Description

Maskette puppet in form of man. Body of flat slab of wood tapering at shoulders and neck. Mask-like face bound to neck by rawhide and painted black except for red open mouth and natural wood ears, chin and hollow eye sockets. Arms formed of single piece of bent wire passing through body and movable, with carved wood thumbless hands tied to wire with rawhide at wrists.

Height 21.5 cm
Width 10 cm
Thickness 6.5 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9719 - Collector Number

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