DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Bear Wall
NameDoors
Maker
Marvin Oliver
(Quinault/Isleta)
CultureQuinault/Isleta
Date1984
Place madeSeattle, Washington, United States, North America
MediumWood (red cedar), pigments
Dimensions92 × 42 5/8 × 2 in. (233.7 × 108.3 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.2421V
Object numberA.1995.93.2421V
DescriptionPair of carved cedar doors consisting of four parts- the two doors and a carved face for each door that can be removed (by screws); handcarved in a traditional Northwest Coast formline design depicting a bear. Made of red cedar and painted with red and black pigments. Hand carved faces attach to doors (one for each door); colors are natural wood accented with red and black pigment.Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th - early 20th century