Carved Food Bowl Item Number: E88837-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Illus. in The Far North catalog, Nat. Gall. of Art, 1973, p. 173. [Illus.] page 34, Boxes and Bowls catalogue; Renwick Gallery; Smithsonian Institution Press; 1974. Object illus. on same page.[Book caption:] Animal-form bowl. Wood; carved in relief. Length: 13 3/4 [inches]. [Haida], Massett, British Columbia. ..."This has been identified as a seal-form bowl or dish.
Item History
- Made in Masset, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in Masset, British Columbia, Canada during July 1883
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Carved Food Bowl
- Identification Number
- E88837-0
- Type of Item
- dish
Who
- Culture
- Haida and Tlingit ?
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Masset, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Masset, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during July 1883
- Acquisition Date
- on December 21, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 013804