Container

71-12-5

From: Siberia | Sakhalin | Amurskay Oblast

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 71-12-5
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo | Gilyak | Gold
Provenience Siberia | Sakhalin | Amurskay Oblast
Culture Area Siberia
Period Late 19Th Century
Section American
Materials Bark | Pigment
Description

Cylindrical container. Black background with design panel carved out and covering 3/4 of the surface. Design; carved and painted scroll decoration with natural background, brown and light green scrolls outlined in black. Bottom and top edges bound with reed. Bottom of container scored on inside in diamond pattern.

Height 21.4 cm
Outside Diameter 26 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. J. Klejman; subscription of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wright, 1971
Other Number ACP 1477 C - Other Number | IX, 82 - Other Number

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