Haida argillite carving of a female figure with plaited hair and nose ring 19th century H: 9 3/4 in. PROVENANCE: Collected by Dr. Bertrand Kingbury Wilbur (1870-1945), scion of the Wilbur Chocolate Company, who worked at Sitka Mission Hospital, Sitka, Alaska, from 1894-1901. He recorded his experiences in a memoir entitled, J.A.M. (Just About Me), Medical Mission to Sitka Alaska.
Haida argillite carving of a female figure with plaited hair and nose ring 19th century H: 9 3/4 in. PROVENANCE: Collected by Dr. Bertrand Kingbury Wilbur (1870-1945), scion of the Wilbur Chocolate Company, who worked at Sitka Mission Hospital, Sitka, Alaska, from 1894-1901. He recorded his experiences in a memoir entitled, J.A.M. (Just About Me), Medical Mission to Sitka Alaska.
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