Hook

Item number 3183/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Carved wooden yipwon (hook figure). In the shape of a standing person, with a large foot at bottom below a single leg with bent knee. A face in profile sits at centre of object, with a protruding nose and mouth and large forehead with brow that overhangs the inset shell eyes. A flower is carved onto the cheek. Surrounding the face are three oblong circles, the inner and outer of which are carved with rounded designs that are painted white and orange. The other side of the object is carved similarly but is unpainted.