Dish

29-175-290

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-290
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cedar
Description

Oval food dish. Boat-shaped: bottom flat, sides curved and flaring, flattened ends rising to high curve at rim. Top of side rim slants outward perpendicular to flare of side; small, even chisel marks outside just below rim. Bottom roughly grooved. Brass headed nail in one end.

Height 16.5 cm
Length 67.5 cm
Width 30.8 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9051 - Collector Number

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