Carving
29-175-476
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-476 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kwakiutl |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Board with curved lower edge and 5 scallops on top edge. Below center scallop is painted in black outline, an animal face with downturned mouth and bared teeth. To either side, identical faces in profile (snake?) with hole bored through nostril (which is under small end scallop) and 4 holes between each of bared teeth. Each of three faces takes up 1/3 of total length, two holes bored on each of 2 division lines. |
| Length | 122.5 cm |
| Width | 30.4 cm |
| Depth | 2.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/8750 - Collector Number |
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