Seal Feast Bowl Item Number: 05.588.7321 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
The object is a carved feast bowl in the form of a seal. The bowl is saturated with eulachon or candlefish oil, which was eaten as a delicacy and used to soften dried berries. Although the bowl is cleaned by conservators from time to time, the oil continues to advance towards the surface, especially from the interior where the oil is heavily embedded. The object is stable and in fair condition. There is an old crack in one end that is stable. There are two round holes through the bottom of the bowl, one at each end.
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund
Item History
- Made between 1800 and 1899
What
- Name
- Seal Feast Bowl
- Identification Number
- 05.588.7321
- Type of Item
- feast bowl and seal
- Material
- wood
- Overall
- length 5.25 in, width 14.25 in, height 8.5 in
Who
- Culture
- Haida
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1800 and 1899
Other
- Classification
- Food/Drink