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 |
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