Sujet
Grave effigy, possibly intended as a portrait of the deceased
Légende
Grave effigy, possibly intended as a portrait of the deceased, The closed eyes symbolise death. Most of the tribes of the Northwest coast carved effigy figures or made totemic carvings as memorials for deceased chiefs. Museum no. A1799. Northwest Coast of America. Kwakuitl. collected 1893. Kitimat, Douglas Channel.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Canada.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A28_494
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
27,6Mo (1,5Mo) / 23,2cm x 29,9cm / 2736 x 3532 (300dpi)