Door frame with bird effigies

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Malahat
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1927 from an unknown source using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Malahat Village, Malahat Reserve; Cowichan Valley Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Malahat; Architecture/Housing

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/4589
Barcode: 154589.000

Object Type: Architecture/Housing

Object Name: Door frame with bird effigies
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6977025b0-08c7-4388-b1c5-f5f04aa13db3

Record ID: NMAI_165885