Head of a wolf carved from a whales's vertebrae (?

Made:
1871-1900 in Canada
Head of a wolf carved from a whales's vertebrae (?) Head of a wolf carved from a whales's vertebrae (?) Head of a wolf carved from a whales's vertebrae (?) Head of a wolf carved from a whales's vertebrae (?)

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Head of a wolf carved from a whales's vertebrae (?)
Science Museum Group
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Head of a wolf carved from a whales's vertebrae (?)
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Head of a wolf carved from a whales's vertebrae (?)
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Head of a wolf carved from a whales's vertebrae (?)
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Head of a wolf carved from a whales's vertebrae (?), probably used as a house ornament, Haida tribe, North West Indians, Canada or USA, 1871-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665083
Materials:
bone, ? whale's vertebrae
type:
head