Grease Bowl Item Number: 1-363 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
Elegant carved dishes and delicate spoons like these were used on a daily basis. Their dark and greasy surface reveals their use for serving fish and sea mammal oils, which enhanced the flavor of dried fish and berries.
Item History
- Received from Estate of Caroline McGilvra Burke
What
- Name
- Grease Bowl
- Identification Number
- 1-363
- Type of Item
- grease bowl
- Material
- wood and brass tack
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and tacked
- Overall
- length 13.1 in, width 9.2 in, depth 4.7 in
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Received from
- Estate of Caroline McGilvra Burke
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection