Wooden Dish With Handles Item Number: E1206-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "MAPLE? MADE BY MAKAH INDIANS. *SINGLE PIECE OF WOOD, HOLLOWED OUT, OVAL, MAN'S FACE ON ONE END, ALSO ARMS; FISH HEAD ON OTHER END. ON ONE SIDE OF THE RIM A SECTION HAS BEEN CHEWED OUT."Inscription on bottom of object: "Dish for holding food; Makah Indians; Neeah Bay W. T.; Jan 1864; J G Swann."
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected in Washington, USA
- Received from James G. Swan during 1866
What
- Name
- Wooden Dish With Handles
- Identification Number
- E1206-0
- Type of Item
- dish
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Received from
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1866
Other
- Accession Number
- 000794