Argillite Dish Item Number: ET652-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Central motif - reverse, copy of a U.S. coin including a San Francisco mint mark. Loaned to NMAH Political History Division 6-19-1974, returned 4/13/1981." The San Francisco mint first opened in 1854. Per Jay Stewart and Peter Macnair 7-20-2005, design on this argillite dish or plate is U.S. silver dollar motif depicting a Heraldic eagle grasping a bundle of arrows and an olive branch. May be Haida?
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected in British Columbia, Canada ?
- Received during 1991
What
- Name
- Argillite Dish
- Identification Number
- ET652-0
- Type of Item
- dish
Who
- Culture
- Haida ?
- Received from
- “No Information” ?
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1991
Other
- Accession Number
- 999999