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Grave FigureA1780
Carved wooden standing figure. Represents a female, with her face carved in deep relief. Heavy brows which formerly had hair and eyebrows of bear fur. Some white paint left on chin and cheeks. Large deep eyes, wide downturned nose, opened mouth, and pronounced breasts. Remnants of strips of skin (hair lost) attached to forehead. Arms alongside body and hands on hips. Wide legs. Skin remnants also near groin.
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Tla'amin
- Material
- paint, cat-tail grass, skin, cedar wood and metal
- Made in
- Powell River, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
Grave FigureA1781
Carved wooden standing figure. Represents a male with his right hand on his breast and his left hand on his abdomen. Face carved in relief, wide downturned nose, open mouth, large deep eyes and heavy brows. Remnants of skin and hair on head nailed to head. Light brown paint around eyes, nose and jaw, also traces of white paint around mouth, nose and eyes. Formerly had hair and eyebrows of bear fur. Faint red band around forehead. Also strip of hairless skin on right groin.
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Tla'amin
- Material
- skin, paint, cedar wood and metal
- Made in
- Powell River, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia