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Object Number 99-12-10/53093
Display Title Wooden effigy of woman with labret
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden effigy of woman with labret; the smaller dimensions of the figure and the absence of breasts may signify the representation of a young girl, though it is equally possible that the inclusion of a labret was felt to be a sufficient indicator of sex. Composed in a squatting position, the elbows rest on bent knees, with hands placed prayer-like under chin. Smoothly finished in hardwood, the body is unpainted except for red pigment on hands, feet, ears, mouth, and around the lower stomach and genital region, though the significance of this is unclear. Human hair on head is parted with vegetal fiber twine, and attached with resin. The oval labrets may indicate a Haida or Tsimshian source.
Inventory Description Carved wooden human figurine, w/ labret, applied hair, painted blue, black, red.
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date Ca. 1830
Culture
  • Haida
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Coast
Materials Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)? wood, human hair, pigment, black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus)? sinew, Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)? resin
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 8 x 6 cm (7 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 99-12-10/53093
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Collector Dr. Moore (?)
Intermediary Boston Museum
Donor David Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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