Argillite Statuette
Date1899
Mediumargillite
DimensionsOther: 13.6 × 3.5 × 19.7 cm (5 3/8 × 1 3/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-796
Object numberHRC 00796
Descriptionmain figure is four legged animal, toothless, with bushy tail, perhaps a wolf. beneath his chin is beaver, showing incisors and tail. underneath belly, on eacch side of statuette, appears face and forepaws of small animal resembling main figure.Published References'Haida Myths' Marius Barbeau
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