Serving Dish
43-1-1
From: Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 43-1-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Haida |
Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Argillite |
Description | Fine grained black argillite (slate). Oval with rather small flat oval base and sloping basal shoulder. Narrow flat rim with ten rectangular depressions that probably originally held abalone shell insets. Large high relief salmon in centre, surrounded by incised design of the eagle. |
Height | 5.5 cm |
Length | 63.9 cm |
Width | 42.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. J. G. Worth, 1943 |
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