k̓ikw (Bookend Figure)
About this object
History of use
For use as a bookend. Pair with 3204/6.
Physical description
Unpainted, carved bird attached to thick rectangular base. Bird is in a sitting position, clawed feet to front, wings at sides, large head with a prominent curved beak and flat top pitched slightly forward. Eyes are blank circles. Wings have a suggestion of feathers and openwork patterning that continues onto back, where wings end in curved vertical lines. "Neel" is carved into back at bottom. A pair with 3204/6.
Materials
Date Made
Before 1960
Date Acquired
17 Oct 2016
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 19 cm x 10.1 cm x 6 cm
Object Number
3204/5