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Kwakwaka' wakw house group diorama, British Columbia.
Kwakwaka' wakw house group diorama, British Columbia.
Object Number 22-5-10/97909
Display Title Kwakwaka' wakw house group diorama, British Columbia.
Descriptions
Object Description Diorama. Two houses with totem poles. Storage rack, canoes, and bench in front with 3 figures.
Inventory Description Diorama depicting two houses with totem poles, canoes, three figures
Classification
  • Diorama
Department Replicas and Dioramas
Date 1921-1922
Artist Elizabeth Gleason
Artist Samuel J. Guernsey (1921-1922)
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Plaster, Wood, Fiber, Hide, Pigment, Adhesive
Dimensions Overall: 152 × 76 × 58 cm (59 13/16 × 29 15/16 × 22 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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