Figure of a Standing Female Used in a Potlatch Item Number: X726 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

Wooden standing female figure. This figure lacks arms as well as the lower portion of its legs. Black beads are used to represent pupils. Its facial features are clearly delineated. Its head is flat. No distinction is made between the skirt and the torso. Old photographs show similar figures at potlatches (giveaways) clothed in blankets.

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Item History

  • Made between 1868 and 1933

What

Name
Figure of a Standing Female Used in a Potlatch
Identification Number
X726
Type of Item
potlatch, standing, female and figure
Material
wood and bead
Overall
length 44.0 in, width 12.0 in, height 9.0 in

Who

Culture
Gwa'sala Kwakwaka'wakw

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1868 and 1933

Other

Classification
(not assigned)