Haida Box

2015-13-7.1

From: Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands | Skidegate

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title Haida Box
Object Number 2015-13-7.1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Haida
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands | Skidegate
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Creator Denny Dixon
Date Made June 1982
Section American
Materials Argillite
Description

Box composed of five pieces of argillite glued together. All four sides carved with depictions of various clan animals: one long side depicts wolf with his tail wraped around killer whale, the other depicts eagle; one short side depicts killer whale, the other depicts raven.

Height 10 cm
Length 18.5 cm
Width 8.8 cm
Credit Line Gift of Robert and Marilyn Forney, 2015

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