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Description

Dark brown, black in colour, canoe-shaped wooden dish with adze marks on both inner and outer surfaces. Three rows of incised lines follow the outer rim. Vertical adze marks run across the interior surface from one end of the bowl to the other while the sides have horizontal marks. Small holes centred near the top of each end and on one side. Nail is in the bottom of the dish.

History Of Use

Barnett (1955) notes that bath-tub shaped dishes, like this one, are characteristic of the Straight of Georgia region. These dishes, which were generally made from one piece of hollowed out wood, were usually three to five feet in length. He noted that the smaller versions, like this one, were often used as oil dishes. Large dishes were used at feasts, and placed before one to three distinguished visitors, with the intent of making an imposing offering. Feasts and potlatches are usually held to celebrate a change in status of a family member. Guests are invited to witness, and thereby make legitimate events such as the transfer of a name. They are also held to celebrate marriages and as memorials for deceased family members.

Cultural Context

domestic; ceremonial

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