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Model of Monster House
Date1914
Mediumwood, bark, paint
DimensionsOther: 72.5 × 56 × 60 cm (28 9/16 × 22 1/16 × 23 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-1166 (a-d)
Object numberHRC 01166
Descriptionmodel house made of planks, the roof of bark has rectangular hole in centre. front has two circles for door openings, with a blue border painted aorund edges, on both sides of a long carved totem pole, also at either corners two smaller totem poles painted red, black, grey, royal blue.collected in Massett
Exhibition HistoryMexican Cultural Olympics Mexico City (6-68) - (2-69) Commonwealth Institute London UK (74) - (9-79)
On View
Not on viewCollections
1895-1901
c. 1879
1880's
C. 1879