Carving
29-175-79A
From: Canada | British Columbia
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-79A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kwakiutl |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Busts representing man and woman. Bodies simple cones; heads alone carved. Eyes represented by carved corners; slit mouths; straight noses. Man: red face; black "bobbed" hair; black pupils; black hat with natural wood rim and red top. Woman: traces of red paint on face; black peaked hood; eyebrows, irises and cheeks painted. |
| Height | 12.6 cm |
| Width | 4.3 cm |
| Thickness | 4.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/9814 - Collector Number |
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