Dish

29-175-293

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-293
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood
Description

Food dish in form of canoe: bottom flat and spindle-shaped; curved and flaring sides meet at sharp ends; top of both ends broken. WIde groove below rim inside. Parallel vertical grooves outside at one end, and roughly repeated on one side of other end. A few small, irregular dashes cut in one side. Rim slightly overhanging outside.

Height 11 cm
Length 53 cm
Width 23 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9054 - Collector Number

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