Bowl
Item number 1891.49.98 from the Pitt Rivers Museum.
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Description
Rectangular wooden dish with carved decoration on outside. [MJD 24/08/2009]
Longer Description
Rectangular wooden dish with carved decoration on outside. The bowl is carved from a solid piece of wood. The sides are incised with formline animal designs painted in red and black (paint faded). The interior and outside of either end has grease residue. [CAK 13/05/2010]
Small grease box with raised sides. Carved from the solid. Exterior incised with configurative design portions of which are painted a reddish-brown (paint faded). Interior has shiny/greasy from use. [It is not clear where this description comes from. GI 3/3/2000]
Research Notes
The following information comes from Haida delegates who worked with the museum's collection in September 2009 as part of the project “Haida Material Culture in British Museums: Generating New Forms of Knowledge”:
This bowl was viewed alongside other wood and horn dishes on Wednesday Sept 9, 2009. No information from delegates about this particular bowl was recorded. [CAK 13/05/2010]
Primary Documentation
Accession book entry (for 1891.49.94 - .107): 'From Rev. Ch. Harrison, 80 Halton Rd, Canonbury Sq. N. Collection of Haida objects collected by him.... - [One of] 14 Carved wooden grease boxes of various sizes. £45. [Purchase price includes 1891.49.1-110]
No additional information on catalogue cards. [JC 4 9 1996]
Pitt Rivers Museum label - N. AMERICA, BRITISH COLOMBIA, QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLAND, HAIDA, INCISED GREASE BOX COLL: REV. CHARLES HARRISON 1882-90. [MJD 24/08/2009]
Written on object - Box for grease and berries. Haida. C. Harrison coll. Purchased 1891.
Related Documents File - The Haida Project Related Documents File contains video of research sessions and interviews with Haida delegates from September 2009 as part of the project ‘Haida Material Culture in British Museums: Generating New Forms of Knowledge'. It also includes post-visit communications that discuss object provenance. For extensive photographic, video, and textual records documenting the Haida research visit as a whole, including but not limited to preparations of objects for handling, travel logistics, British Museum participation, transcribed notes from research sessions and associated public events held at PRM, see the Haida Project Digital Archive, stored with the Accessions Registers. Original hand-written notes taken during research sessions have been accessioned into the Manuscripts collection, in addition to select other materials. [CAK 02/06/2010]
Item History
- Made in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Charles Harrison
- Received from Charles Harrison on March 2, 1891
What
- Name
- Bowl
- Identification Number
- 1891.49.98
- Type of Item
- bowl
- Material
- wood and pigment
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, incised and painted
- Overall
- length 153.0 mm, width 150.0 mm
Where
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
- Made in
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- Charles Harrison
- Received from
- Charles Harrison
When
- Acquisition Date
- on March 2, 1891
Other
- Keyword
- Bowl; Food Accessory; Vessel
- Class
- Vessel; Food
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