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Dish1978.7

A wooden dish carved in the form of a cockerel or chicken. The bird' s head projects from the body of the dish, its beak is open and its red wattles and comb have been afixed using small pins. The wings are slightly raised from the body and the tail curls upwards from the rear of the dish.The body is marked with painted feather designs.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Dish1929.157

Low oval dish carved with the head of a halibut at one end and raven head at the other. The mouth of the halibut, and its fins are clearly visible. The edge of the dish and the halibut' s eyes are inlaid with abalone shell.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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DishE 1907.331

A low lying shallow dish carved in the shape of a seal, inlaid with abalone, bone and beads. The seal is stretched round the dish, with a large head with abalone eyes and nostrils, and an open mouth displaying bone teeth. The seal' s flippers are carved into the side of the dish and stretch out on the opposite side to the head, the flippers are accentuated by small beads. The rim of the dish is inlaid with ovals of bone and beads, the dish itself is very shallow and does not appear to be stained with grease. The underneath of the dish is flanged and carefully smoothed.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
wood
Made in
Japan and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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DishE 1907.330

Wooden dish carved in the shape of a frog resting on its legs. It is decorated with green and blue background paint with red dots. The inside of the bowl has been painted red in two bands. The eyes on this figure are rather crude in style (G.Crowther).; Good

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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DishE 1905.216

Large open dish in the shape of a beaver with projecting head and tail, and stands on four sturdy legs. The eyes are made from blue glass beads, the nostrils from smaller white beads, and the mouth has a red tongue. The body of the beaver is painted dark brownish red, and the tail has been textured with dents.; Good

Culture
Coast Salish ? or Makah ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ? or Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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DishE 1903.58

Small flat dish carved and painted in the form of a halibut. On the uppermost surface the face has the characteristic off-centre eyes and mouth, and a fin painted in the form of an ovoid, the tail tapers behind. Underneath the fins and gill slit have been painted.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Bowl1929.155

A high ended grease bowl with an undulating rim which is studded with brass tacks. Brass tacks generally were used instead of operculum shells, and were much more popular with Plains Indians. The outside of the bowl is decorated with bilaterally symmetrical designs composed of the characteristic ovoids and U-forms. It is difficult to identify the creature represented on the ends. Inside the bowl the traces of grease can still be seen, and a ridge following the rim and branching upwards to the edges of the high ends. These ridges are possibly the decorative vestiges of the birch bark precursors made by the Athapaskan peoples (G.Crowther).; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Bowl1922.947

A boat shaped grease dish with roughly carved animal heads at either ends. The dish is very dark and impregnated with grease. Unusually it has been carved across the grain, therefore the grease has migrated along the grain of the wood and appears on the sides of the dish rather than more usually at the ends.; Good.

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
wood
Made in
Nootka Sound, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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DishE 1906.304

Grease dish with a carved raven head projecting from one end and an eagle or hawk head projecting from the rear. The raven head is reminiscent of raven rattles, and holds a small red block, the sun, in its beak. On the raven' s head a humanoid face rests, with the arms of the humanoid painted in red round the rim of the bowl, and its legs painted below the raven head. The stance of the humanoid, coupled with the raven head is similar to the steps of the raven dance performed at Winter ceremonials The inside of the bowl is painted red with cross hatching. The eagle or hawk projects on a flange from the rear and is reminiscent of a chief' s frontlet in form. The carving is highlighted with red paint. probably reapplied after the original carving. The paint used in the past was bound with salmon roe which didn' t adhere successfully to the oolichan grease soaked wood (G.Crowther).; Good

Culture
Haida
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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DishE 1903.60

A grease dish carved into the shape of a seal, with the head projecting beyond the body of the dish, unfortunately the tail has been broken off. The seal is carved in the configurative style with its front flippers clearly visible on the side of the dish. The entire outside of the dish is carved with ovoids and U-forms, comprising the seal' s body. The outside of the dish is badly cracked, but the inside is intact. The inside of the dish has a noticeable ridge running round the bottom and bifurcating at either end to join the rim of the dish. There is also some traces of the grease at both ends of the bowl. The ridge may possibly be a vestige of birch bark precursors (G.Crowther).; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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