Carved Slate Plaque Item Number: E305098-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Inlaid with bone. Carved from fine black slate. Decoration two snakes in relief around border; edge flat inlaid with triangular pieces of bone. In concave of bowl running design of wheel and three leaves; circular area in bottom bordered with rope, middle area a sunburst set with triangles of bone. The work is like that on Wilkes and Gibbs pipes from Puget Sound and Vancouver I. Probably Russian influence. Specimen is old and good."
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected in Alaska, USA
- Received from Miss Delia S. Jackson on December 6, 1918
What
- Name
- Carved Slate Plaque
- Identification Number
- E305098-0
- Type of Item
- dish
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Received from
- Miss Delia S. Jackson
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on December 6, 1918
Other
- Accession Number
- 063011