Figure, Chief's Wife Item Number: 16/8381 from the American Museum of Natural History

Publications

OBJECTS OF EXCHANGE: SOCIAL AND MATERIAL TRANSFORMATION ON THE LATE NINETEENTH-CENTURY NORTHWEST COAST. GLASS, AARON EXHIBITION CATALOG, 2011, Publisher: BARD GRADUATE CENTER
FROM THE LAND OF THE TOTEM POLES. JONAITIS, ALDONA, 1988
THE KWAKIUTL OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. BOAS, FRANZ MEMOIRS, 8, 1909

Item History

What

Name
Figure, Chief's Wife
Identification Number
16/8381
Type of Item
figure
Material
wood, pigment and metal
Overall
length 161.0 cm, width 40.0 cm, height 27.0 cm

Who

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Kwiksot'enox
Received from
George Hunt

Where

Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
Made in
Kwiksot'enox, British Columbia, Canada

Other

Subject
CHIEF'S WIFE