Carving

29-175-469

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-469
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Animal's face and snout. Perhaps wolf or dog. Painted green above line drawn parallel with nostrils, blue beneath this with green dots for whiskers, black eyes and section over nostrils, red line in mouth, nos-trils and around edge of eyes, gold colored ears. Back of face flat and unpainted. Ears, separate place pitted on. Small holes bored through face-one on either side of mouth.

Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 2/2998 - Collector Number

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