Bentwood Bowl Item Number: 6933 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
This bentwood bowl has high ends and low sides that imitate the shape of a carved oil dish. The formlines painted on the surface are in a freer style than those of nothern artists (compare the bentwood box to the right).
Automatically Generated From Material
The paint is red and black.
Item History
- Received from F. Landsberg
What
- Name
- Bentwood Bowl
- Identification Number
- 6933
- Type of Item
- bentwood bowl
- Material
- cedar wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, kerfed, steamed and bent
- Overall
- length 10.6 in, height 7.4 in, width 8.6 in
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Received from
- F. Landsberg
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Motif
- Formline Design ~ Animal
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection