Bowl
Item number A2654 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number A2654 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Food bowl with convex sides, the two longer sides with a top edge that scoops down at the centre and the two shorter sides with top edges that arch upwards. Each side and the base is made from a different piece of wood, and the top edges are painted red and inset with off-white opercula shells. The sides of the dish are painted with designs in black and red.
Heiltsuk style painted dish, previously owned by a Tsimshian woman. The purchase receipt from the Gift Shop described this as: "Bella Coola food dish, owned by Mrs. Alice Wilson." Mrs. Wilson was said to be about 80 years old at the time (1952); they also said she was the daughter of a Tsimshian chief from Port Simpson. The attributed maker of the dish, Carpenter, was Heiltsuk. The 'Totem Pole Gift Shop' was located in Prince Rupert.
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Food bowl with convex sides, the two longer sides with a top edge that scoops down at the centre and the two shorter sides with top edges that arch upwards. Each side and the base is made from a different piece of wood, and the top edges are painted red and inset with off-white opercula shells. The sides of the dish are painted with designs in black and red.
Heiltsuk style painted dish, previously owned by a Tsimshian woman. The purchase receipt from the Gift Shop described this as: "Bella Coola food dish, owned by Mrs. Alice Wilson." Mrs. Wilson was said to be about 80 years old at the time (1952); they also said she was the daughter of a Tsimshian chief from Port Simpson. The attributed maker of the dish, Carpenter, was Heiltsuk. The 'Totem Pole Gift Shop' was located in Prince Rupert.
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