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Culture
Haida people
Creation date
1880-1910
Materials
argillite (black slate)
Dimensions
H: 21 in.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Townsend Jr.
Accession number
65.121
Collection
Currently On View In
Michael and Patricia McCrory & Richard and Rebecca Feldman Gallery - K214
Carving in argillite stone is "tourist" art, and has been for over a century.
Although argillite carvings are made for outsiders, their subject matter derives from traditional sources, for example, a totem pole.
Argillite is soft when first mined and can be carved easily.