Sujet
Carving of a dogfish
Légende
Carving of a dogfish, Possibly once part of a headdress. The carving incorporates most of the standard features used by the Haida when depicting a dogfish. The rows of crescents in the cheeks represent gills the wide mouth has an anthropomorphic nose above it and the eyes are in the centre of the face. Northwest Coast of America. Haida. 18th c
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A29_025
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
24,8Mo (850,4Ko) / 21,4cm x 29,1cm / 2524 x 3436 (300dpi)