Carving

29-175-79B

From: Canada | British Columbia

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-79B
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 10.2 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Thickness 4.7 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9814 - Collector Number

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