Feast Dish

29-48-395

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-48-395
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cedar | Pigment
Technique Carved | Painted
Iconography Whale
Description

"Shaped like a whale the eyes, mouth, teeth, etc.,carved and painted; small human face carved on top of tail."

Height 40.6 cm
Length 170.2 cm
Width 50.8 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1919
Other Number 6/8773 - Collector Number | 29-46-395 - Other Number

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