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29-175-479B

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29-175-479B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Nootka
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Seven sections-- floor, 4 sides, 2 roof pieces All painting in red & black on plain wood background. Entirely sea animals. Bared teeth predominate. b: Front Wall- 8 vertical planks nailed to 2 hori-zontal pieces of wood on interior surface, a narrow one at bottom edges and large carved one protruding above top edges. Horizontals extend beyond verti-cals. Almost oval doorway cut in lower center. Decoration: "Inside surface": Top horizontal carved with notches and a profile animal head at both ends. Top center curved. Planks painted with 4 large sea animals (fish ?) 2 of them with open mouths meet-ing around entrance hole. Other side: one sea animal over door, 3 to the left and 5 on right. Protruding part of top horizontal painted black.

Height 62 cm
Width 150 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/8751 - Collector Number

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