Carved Wooden Bowl Item Number: E2566-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN JAMES SWAN, THE INDIANS OF CAPE FLATTERY, SMITHSONIAN INST., 1869, FIG. 25, P. 42."Attributed to U.S. Exploring Expedition/Wilkes collection on the catalogue card, however Jane Walsh doubts that attribution. Carved wooden bowl with animal (bear?) effigy handle on one side. Animal has ribs and backbone delineated/skeletonized.
Item History
- Received from Accession Number Unknown
What
- Name
- Carved Wooden Bowl
- Identification Number
- E2566-0
- Type of Item
- dish
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Received from
- Accession Number Unknown
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
Other
- Accession Number
- 000000