Wooden Images Item Number: E129512-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Used in dance. 2 Illus. in USNM Rept. 1895; fig. 157; p. 508." Publication identifies them as "Figures representing a pair of No'nlemgila".Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) and Clyde Tallio (Nuxalk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. This looks to be red cedar based on the wood grain and is likely a puppet. The attached hair is likely human.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Dr. Franz Boas in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Received on September 14, 1887
What
- Name
- Wooden Images
- Identification Number
- E129512-0
- Type of Item
- figure
Who
- Culture
- Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
- Field Collector
- Dr. Franz Boas
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on September 14, 1887
Other
- Accession Number
- 019597