Dish

29-175-295

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-295
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood
Description

Oval food dish. Boat-shaped: bottom flat; sides curved and flaring; ends slightly concave, slanting outward and rising to high curve at rim. Narrow, parallel grooves fluting inside of ends; cross grooves and four groups of four brass-headed nails (one lost) decorate rim. Three encircling grooves outside just below rim. One end cracked.

Height 20 cm
Length 77.5 cm
Width 35 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 7/3296 - Collector Number

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