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Item number A2511 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Sisiutl figure. A flat downward curved wood piece with a central frontal head and a profile head on either side. The two side profile heads have long upward curving protruding tongues. Painted red, black, and green. There is a metal hook on top of both side heads.

History Of Use

Carried as a wand or suspended from the ceiling during the War Dance.

Iconographic Meaning

Sisiutl was a double-headed serpent or lightning snake who was an assistant to Winalagalis, the War Spirit.

Item History

What

Name
Figure
Identification Number
A2511
Type of Item
figure
Material
wood, paint and metal
Manufacturing Technique
carved and painted
Overall
height 14.0 cm, width 112.0 cm, depth 4.5 cm

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Canada

Who

Culture
“Kwakwaka'wakw” ?
Previous Owner
Walter C. Koerner
Received from
Walter C. Koerner (Donor)

When

Ownership Date
before April 8, 1976
Acquisition Date
on April 8, 1976

Other

Item Classes
carvings & sculpture
Condition
fair
Accession Number
0336/0006
This work is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.5 Canada License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available by emailing info@moa.ubc.ca.

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