Carving

29-175-114

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-114
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

"Representing animal." Standing on 4 short legs, painted red with blue curved lines at joints. Carved eyes lined with red, blue pupils and eyebrows. Back blue from tip of head to short raised tail. Nostrils and inside of open mouth red. Anus a red oval within blue oval. Face and body spotted in alternate red and blue.

Height 11.6 cm
Length 44 cm
Width 7.5 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/8878 - Collector Number

Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.