Dish
Item number A3413 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Wooden, dish carved in shape of a sisiutl with a rectangular shaped bowl. The dish has two human faces carved and painted on either side of dish. The faces consists of black brow, black eyes and nostrils with a green background. The teeth are carved and have blue paint around the edge. The two other sides have handles emerging from the dish in the shape of serpent-heads with protruding tongues. The heads have blue and green detailing and black eyes and brow. The teeth are carved. The bowl is painted blue, green, black and white with stylized designs.
History Of Use
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Narrative
The dishes A3413 and A3414 are said to have belonged to B. Willie's father, then given to the Dawson family. (T.D.J., 1962). One of twelve belongings loaned for display at the Dawson family potlatch in Alert Bay, Aug 2019.
Item History
- Made by Hector Webb ? (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada before 1900
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by William Dawson before April 28, 1953
- Received from William Dawson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on April 28, 1953
What
- Name
- Dish
- Identification Number
- A3413
- Type of Item
- dish
- Material
- pigment, wood and metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 25.4 cm, width 84.7 cm, depth 30.4 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Creator
- Hector Webb ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- William Dawson
- Received from
- William Dawson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1900
- Ownership Date
- before April 28, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on April 28, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 39
- Accession Number
- 1891/0002
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