Dish

29-175-292

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-292
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; ends incurved and rising to high curve at rim. Parallel grooves fluting inside of ends; cross grooves decorate rim; short, slanting grooves outside in horizontal rows; three grooves outside run just below rim. RIm at top of sides slants outward perpendicular to flare of sides.

Height 65.8 cm
Length 28.3 cm
Width 17.5 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9064 - Collector Number

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