Argillite Woman
Date1872
Mediumargillite, ivory
DimensionsOther: 5.6 × 16.8 cm (2 3/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-778
Object numberHRC 00778
Descriptionargillite figure of a woman. her facce is carved in low relief and incised on an oval piece of ivory, which is glued to the head. she wears a long floor length dress which is incised with a pattern of parallel vertical lines and a set of close parallel horizontal lines about knee length. incising has given the figure a length of hair beneath the waist which is worn in a braid down her back. she holds her hands on her stomach. the flat bottom has been formed by sawing the argillite off at the skirt hem, thus eliminating feet.On View
Not on viewCollections
1872
1899
1872
Gyaawhlins, John Robson (c. 1850-1927)
c. 1886
1895-1901