Southern Kwagiutl House Post and Seat

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Title	Southern Kwagiutl House Post and Seat
View	Informational museum signage showing the house post in situ
Work Type	architectural elements columns (architectural elements) visual works sculpture (visual work)
Style/Period	Kwakiutl Native North American Twentieth century
Creator Name	Nelson, George, 1880-1950
Creator Nationality	Native American
Subject.work	animals architectural exteriors figure, male Native North Americans
Subject.image	Museology
Country	Canada
City	Vancouver
State/Province	British Columbia
Architectural Material	painted cedar wood
Technique	carving (processes)
Dates	1976 (restoration); ca. 1906 (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Subject Information	Human form with killer whale (Orca) on chest and coppers on arms with kneeling humans, possibly slaves forming the seat, from Quattishe Village, Quatsino Sound, B.C. Carved by George Nelson; kneeling human figures restored by Gerry Marks, 1976.
Information.source	Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia [website]; http://www.moa.ubc.ca/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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