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Hand Hammer1030
Hammer1029
Adze Blade1621
Ship Pipe | Argillite4595
Scratcher1297
Model Totem Pole | Argillite2.5E1608
Spindle Whorl6942
Figural Group | Argillite25.0/277

This figure group is a finial from the lid of an elaborately carved argillite chest, the other parts of which are in the United States National Museum. This is the work of Charles Edensaw, one of the great Haida artists. Here, a bear holds the twisted body of a man in its jaws. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Phallic Maul2.5E1672
Hand Maul1-3037