Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Truncated Male Figure
Kwakwaka'wakw or Tlingit, 19th century
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Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Truncated Male Figure
Kwakwaka'wakw or Tlingit, 19th century
Physical Qualities
Wood, abalone shell, bear hair, pigment, 14 9/16 x 5 1/8 x 4 5/16 in. (37 x 13 x 11 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. C.R. Miller
Object Number
1939.48
1/2 length figure-cut flat on bottom-arms flexed with paw-like hands to chest; protruding stomach; eyes and teeth with inlaid shell; mustache and beard of fur; red ears, lips, nostrils; thick black eyebrows; black top of head.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1939; Mrs. C.R. Miller.
Inscribed: label: 'Am. Indian Klinget?'
