Figural Group | Argillite Item Number: 25.0/287 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
This tiny figure representing the sea wolf with his prey was probably made by Isaac Chapman around the turn of the century. The mythical sea wolf holding a whale in its jaws and another in its tail is a subject frequently seen in argillite. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)
Item History
- Made by Isaac Chapman ?
- Received from Mrs. Anne Gerber
What
- Name
- Figural Group | Argillite
- Identification Number
- 25.0/287
- Type of Item
- figural group
- Material
- argillite stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- length 5.2 cm, height 4.0 cm, width 2.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- Isaac Chapman ?
- Received from
- Mrs. Anne Gerber
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Sidney Gerber Collection, Gift of Anne Gerber
- Motif
- Wasgo | Whales
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection