Carving Item Number: 1924.753 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Description
Carved wooden hand with outstretched fingers and a long tapering wrist, probably used as a handle, it appears to be broken as it has a rough end. The hand is the left as there is slightly concave palm on one side.; Good
Context
The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; The catalogue card states the hand was used in a ceremony , but it was probably the arm of a puppet (G. Crowther); Collected in ?1923
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Dr. A.C. Haddon during 1924
What
- Name
- Carving
- Identification Number
- 1924.753
- Type of Item
- carving
- Material
- wood and cedar wood
Who
- Culture
- Nuxalk
- Received from
- Dr. A.C. Haddon
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1924
Other
- Keyword
- Magic and Religion; Ceremonial Objects