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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1970
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.83
Description
A free standing block on which are carved two faces each side (front and back) the whalebone is a mottled colour and irregular in texture, one side the larger face is on top, other side the larger face is on the bottom, each expression is different, the features are stylized but distinct.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1970
Dimensions
36.0 x 11.0 x 22.0 cm
Description
A free standing block on which are carved two faces each side (front and back) the whalebone is a mottled colour and irregular in texture, one side the larger face is on top, other side the larger face is on the bottom, each expression is different, the features are stylized but distinct.
Subject
mythological
faces
Credit
Purchased from Quest, Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.83
Images
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Artist
Doug Cranmer (1927 – 2006)
Date
prior to 1970
Catalogue Number
CrO.06.01
Description
A carved and painted face, from a solid block of cedar. The back is carved out to accommodate a person's face, two holes at ear level to attach string to hold onto face. Heavy black eyebrows, round black circles for eyes, red lips and nostrils, the lips are turned down.
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Artist
Doug Cranmer (1927 – 2006)
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1970
Dimensions
17.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
A carved and painted face, from a solid block of cedar. The back is carved out to accommodate a person's face, two holes at ear level to attach string to hold onto face. Heavy black eyebrows, round black circles for eyes, red lips and nostrils, the lips are turned down.
Subject
ceremonial
mythological
Haida
woodcarving
Credit
Purchased from Quest, Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
CrO.06.01
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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