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Carved and painted wooden snake
Carved and painted wooden snake
Object Number 65-36-10/44145
Display Title Carved and painted wooden snake
Descriptions
Object Description Carved and painted wooden snake (for full description, see catalogue in X-FILE 65-36). Carved and painted wooden snake. Segments of body are hinged and covered with cloth. The snake is a representation of Sisiul. This snake is carried on rods, the holes are in the bottem of the head and the first segment of the tail and could be manipulated in a realistic snake-like wriggle. The snakes head at one time had feathers projecting upward from the top edge. Orig # 8.
Inventory Description Carved wooden snake, painted, hinged body, covered with cloth.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Salish?
  • Nootka?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver Island
Additional Geographic Terms Nootka Sound
Materials Wood, Pigment, String, Cloth
Dimensions Overall: 173.5 x 16.1 x 13.5 cm (68 5/16 x 6 5/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-36-10/44145
Provenance
Collector Mr. Benjamin W. Arnold (1898-1910)
Donor Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell, Jr. (November 11, 1965)

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