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Object Number
21-22-10/97904.12
Display Title
Thunder-bird and whale, principal crest of the g.ig.ilqamllan
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
g.ig.ilqamllan
Object Description
Thunder-bird and whale, principal crest of the g.ig.ilqamllan. See Notes and Histories - Conservation reports for additional description and detailed images.
Inventory Description
Bird - carved wood body and head of bird, hooked beak, wings and head elements have been removed, polychrome painted designs, plaster fragments
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
Vancouver Island
/
Fort Rupert
Materials
Wood , Pigment , Plaster
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of bird - approximate): 166 x 74 x 70 cm (65 3/8 x 29 1/8 x 27 9/16 in.)
Weight (Estimated weight - 300-350 lbs): 325 lb. (147.419 kg)
Quantity
5
Label on object
21-22-10/97904.12
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
(October, 1921)
Donor
Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
(1921)
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