back wall
29-175-479C
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | back wall |
| Object Number | 29-175-479C |
| 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. c: Back Wall: 7 vertical planks with top edges slanted so that center plank is longest and has a peak. (for gable type roof). One supporting horizontal nailed along bottom edges, the other at height of shortest planks. Extend beyond verticals. Decoration: Side on which horizontals nailed: None Other side: Central sea animal with canoe filled with 4 humans in open mouth. Above this, 6 other fishlike creatures. |
| Height | 69.5 cm |
| Width | 164 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/8751 - Collector Number |
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