Mortar

29-175-210

From: Canada | British Columbia

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-210
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Canada | British Columbia
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Date Made -1917
Section American
Materials Whale Bone
Description

Whale vertebra. Rounded to oval with one flat side from which projects the dorsal spine carved to represent animal head with drooping ears, round eyes and open, toothless mouth.

Height 18.3 cm
Length 44.5 cm
Width 19 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9276 - Collector Number

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