side wall
29-175-479D
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | side wall |
| Object Number | 29-175-479D |
| 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. d: Side Wall: 5 vertical planks nailed to 2 horizontals, one along top edge, other at bottom. Ex-tend beyond verticals on right side. Decoration: Side on which horizontals nailed: 2 long sea monsters with star-fish between them. Heads to the left. Other side: Central octopus with tentacles filling most of sides (also one fish on each side & head of fish or eel on each upper corner) |
| Height | 53.3 cm |
| Width | 112 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/8751 - Collector Number |
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