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Wooden figure representing an emaciated shaman
Wooden figure representing an emaciated shaman
Object Number 2005.10.1
Display Title Wooden figure representing an emaciated shaman
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden figure representing an emaciated shaman
Inventory Description Figure, carved wood, standing human figure, painted
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1890
Artist gwaay t'iihld
Artist Simeon sdiihldaa
Culture
  • Haida
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Queen Charlotte Islands
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 53 x 19 x 15 cm (20 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2005.10.1
Credit Line Gift of the Department of Psychology , Harvard University
Provenance
Donor Department of Psychology, Harvard University (7/12/05)

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