Carving

45-15-4

From: Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands

Curatorial Section: American

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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
Description

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

Length 12.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945

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