Wooden statue of dancing man holding rattle and wearing leather dance apron

Made:
1871-1900 in British Columbia
Wooden statue of dancing man holding rattle and wearing leather

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Wooden statue of dancing man holding rattle and wearing leather
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Wooden statue of dancing man holding rattle and wearing leather dance apron, probably Haida, British Columbia, Canada, late 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A16117
Materials:
wood and dance apron, leather
Measurements:
height 431 mm
width 140 mm
thickness 177 mm
type:
statue

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