Household Box Representing Killer Whale(Taod)

• Artist: Haida (Culture)
• Medium: Wood, pigment
• Geographical Location: Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
• Dates: late 19th century
• Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 9 13/16 in. (29.5 x 25.0 cm)
• Collection: Arts of the Americas
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 39, Shelf F
• Accession Number: 05.588.7311
• Image: 05.588.7311_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
ZThis box is carved on all sides with the Northwest Coast "form" style of abstracted figures representing a killer whale.It would have had a wood lid set on top.