Bowl Item Number: A2611 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Egg shaped stone bowl with central depression and two concentric rings at top, below and outside rim. The rings taper to what looks like a muzzle of an animal. There is a lineal indentation which may indicate a mouth and cheeks. White paint spots in depression.
History Of Use
Zoomorphic stone bowls, of this type, are found widely in southern B.C., from about 2500 year ago. They were probably used for ritual purposes, although simpler forms may have served for pigment mortars or other domestic uses, such as grinding wild nuts and seeds.
Iconographic Meaning
Appears to represent a snake.
Cultural Context
ritual
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before October 21, 1982
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on October 21, 1982
What
- Name
- Bowl
- Identification Number
- A2611
- Type of Item
- bowl
- Material
- vesicular lava stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- pecked
- Overall
- height 5.8 cm, width 12.8 cm, depth 15.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 21, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on October 21, 1982
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0836/0002