Bowl

Item number 1891.49.101 from the Pitt Rivers Museum.

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Description

Wooden dish carved in the form of a seal. [CAK 12/08/2009]

Longer Description

Wooden dish carved in the form of a seal. Carved from a single piece of alder wood, the exterior of the bowl is shaped like a seal with a curved body, the head bent upward at one end, and tail and back flippers bent upward at the other end. The head is carved with eyes, nostrils and mouth. The body/sides of the bowl are decorated with formline designs and front flippers. The back flippers and tail are carved in relief. The rim of the bowl is flat with a single groove and is convex on the sides. The inside of the rim has three adjacent grooves, while the inside of the bowl is smooth. The grease originally held in the bowl has permeated the wood and is particularly visible on the inside of the bowl. [CAK 12/08/2009]

Research Notes

The following information comes from Haida delegates who worked with the museum's collection in September 2009 as part of the project “Haida Material Culture in British Museums: Generating New Forms of Knowledge”:
This dish was viewed alongside other wood and horn vessels on Wednesday Sept 9, 2009. Delegates identified the wood as alder. It was added that alder is good for carving bowls or food dishes because it does not carry the flavour of the food. [CAK 27/05/2010]

Primary Documentation

Accession book entry (for 1891.49.94 - .107): 'From Rev. Ch. Harrison, 80 Halton Rd, Canonbury Sq. N. Collection of Haida objects collected by him.... - [One of] 14 Carved wooden grease boxes of various sizes. £45. [Purchase price includes 1891.49.1-110]

No additional information on catalogue cards. [JC 4 9 1996]

Pitt Rivers Museum label - Dish for grease & berries. HAIDA. C. Harrison coll........ Purch.........1891. [CAK 05/05/2009] this label is adhered into the grease and may not belong to this bowl [KJ 14/05/2009]

Written on object - BOX FOR GREASE [remainder of writing covered by label] [CAK 05/05/2009]

Related Documents File - The Haida Project Related Documents File contains video of research sessions and interviews with Haida delegates from September 2009 as part of the project ‘Haida Material Culture in British Museums: Generating New Forms of Knowledge'. It also includes post-visit communications that discuss object provenance. For extensive photographic, video, and textual records documenting the Haida research visit as a whole, including but not limited to preparations of objects for handling, travel logistics, British Museum participation, transcribed notes from research sessions and associated public events held at PRM, see the Haida Project Digital Archive, stored with the Accessions Registers. Original hand-written notes taken during research sessions have been accessioned into the Manuscripts collection, in addition to select other materials. [CAK 02/06/2010]