Flat, carved and painted wooden piece hinged in middle representing Sisiul

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Object Number 65-36-10/44146

Display Title Flat, carved and painted wooden piece hinged in middle representing Sisiul

Descriptions

Object Description Flat, carved and painted wooden piece hinged in middle representing the Sisiul (snake)

Inventory Description Instrument carved and painted zoomorphic figure, hinged with leather and nails

Classification

Musical

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Nootka

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver Island

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 8.6 x 44.7 x 5.7 cm (3 3/8 x 17 5/8 x 2 1/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 65-36-10/44146

Provenance

Collector Mr. Benjamin W. Arnold (1898-1910)

Donor Mrs. Ledyard Cogswell, Jr. (1965)

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