Argillite Carving of a Kneeling Figure wearing a Ceremonial Hat and a Robe
Haida
First Nation
Northwest Coast
early 20th century
Argillite
Overall: 9 13/16 × 2 1/16 × 3 9/16 in. (25 × 5.3 × 9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. James Foster Scott, in memory of her late husband, Victor J. Evans
157.9.13873
Geography
Place Made: Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, Canada, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Model
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Northwest Coast
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Victor Justice Evans (1865-1931), Washington, D.C, date unknown; to his widow, (Mabel) Karen Gram Schaefer Evans Scott Allen (1891-1974), Meriden, New Hampshire, 1931; given to present collection, 1957.
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