Sette_BCG_Boas

Settee backrest, Unknown maker, Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw, Wood, pigment, metal, Collected by George Hunt 1898-99. In the collection of the American Museum of Natural History, NY.

A photo shows the back part of a sette, shaped like the headboard of a bed. At the center is a carved, wide, but squat, human face. The body is painted below the face in black paint which has faded. The body is seated with legs spread wide and elbows resting on the knees. On either side of the face are line drawings which show a two headed serpent (one serpent on each side of the head).

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