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Carving

Object Number:45-15-4
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Haida
Provenience: Canada
British Columbia
Queen Charlotte Islands
Culture Area: Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section:American
Materials:Wood
Pigment
Technique:Carved
Painted
Iconography:Killer Whale
Length: 12.6 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945

Description

Totemic figure representing a killer whale (orca). Dorsal fine is separate. Mouth, fine and edge of tail painted red.

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