Carving
29-175-460B
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-175-460B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kwakiutl |
Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Whale Bone |
Description | (2 pieces broken off) Large trough-shaped bone. Walls of trough partly cut down for 2/3rds of length, coming to nothing at one end. Carving sits on wide wall of opposite end. On outside surface, at ridge where the 2 sides meet, a human face carved about 3/4 way from bottom (Nose and mouth on ridge, rest to side). A notch carved at pointed tip. A large section of ridge cut out (22cm) between face and bottom. Edges of sides in-dented just below level of face. Between this height and the base, a back facing crescent cut through each side or "wing" of bone. Most of bone saturated with brown grease. |
Length | 99 cm |
Width | 34 cm |
Depth | 6.4 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
Other Number | 6/8819 - Collector Number |
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