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Thunderbird1768/91

Blue ink drawing of a thunderbird head in profile facing to the right side on cardboard. Has a circle in circle eye surrounded by a sideways split u that has dashes within. The brow has a star shape at the centre. There is a triangular crest on top of the head that ends in an ovoid curl at the back that has a cross shape within. The beak has an upside down u form design with four upside down u forms along the top that each have long, central, tapering protrusions. The open mouth shows a four-pointed barbed tongue. There is an elongated, sideways, u form behind the mouth with an ovoid at the centre. There is a split v below the mouth. Therre are three tapering points along the lower jaw line. The back side of the head has four sideways u forms that each have long, central, tapering protrusions and four dashes within. The top left corner reads 'QUATSINO BC', the top right corner reads 'THUNDER BIRD', and the bottom right corner reads ' BY JOSEPH TERENCE JOHNNY QUATSINO B.C.'. Blue mat. Back has been drawn on in ink and then scribbled over.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Made in
Quatsino, British Columbia, Canada and Xwatis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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