Platter Item Number: 2873/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval, black-grey carved argillite platter. Engraved image of a Wasgo (sea wolf) type creature covers the upper surface; the creature has a whale's dorsal and pectoral fin and tail, but also has arms and legs with long claws on the ends. The edge of the platter has an engraved rope-like border decoration.
Narrative
Collected by John Clapeton Kerr around 1907 during a train trip west from Brooklyn with his wife Mary. The couple travelled through the Southwest and up the west coast to Alaska.
Item History
- Made in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada during 1890
- Collected during 1907
- Owned by Anonymous before April 14, 2011
- Received from Anonymous (Donor) on April 13, 2011
What
- Name
- Platter
- Identification Number
- 2873/1
- Type of Item
- platter
- Material
- argillite stone
- Overall
- height 6.0 cm, width 33.5 cm, depth 50.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1890
- Collection Date
- during 1907
- Ownership Date
- before April 14, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on April 13, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 13
- Accession Number
- 2873/0001