Mortar
29-175-213
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-213 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kwakiutl |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Bone | Whale Vertebra |
| Description | Sloping sides to cavity. Neural groove and dorsal spine carved to form animal head; large, erect ears; open, toothless mouth; round eyes. Three other side processes carved into quasi-human faces, open mouths, round eyes, noses. |
| Height | 28 cm |
| Length | 49 cm |
| Width | 36 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 7/1577 - Collector Number |
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