Figure of a woman carrying a child and a bear cub

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Haida
Artist/Maker: attributed to Charles Edenshaw (Charles Edensaw/Tahaygen/Da.axiigang), Haida, 1839-1920
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in London, England, in 1937.
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Place: Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)

See related items: Haida; Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Northwest Coast

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/6253
Barcode: 196253.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure of a woman carrying a child and a bear cub
Media/Materials: Argillite
Techniques: Carved, polished
Dimensions: 6 x 7 x 8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6355785c2-1031-4e11-b969-620bb6eb9838

Record ID: NMAI_209637