Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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A large pail of birch bark. The sides and base of the pail are stitched together using cherry bark, as is the upper rim. There are three glass beads afixed to the rim, one green and two white. A hide thong has been attached as a handle.; Good
Stone mortar made from heavy black stone, possibly basalt.; Good
Large wooden feast bowl in the shape of a canoe with a raised prow and bow that has grooved edges. The bowl is badly split with one end entirely broken away, and the other rudimentarily mended.; Good
Large feast bowl which is boat shaped and has a prow in the shape of a bird, ?eagle, and a high stern. The edges of the bowl are grooved on the inside, while the outside rim and edge is slightly notched. The eagle is stylised with an eye that is a hole bored through the wood. Fair condition. There is a crack running from the stern to the middle of the bowl - old repair consisting of two holes on either side of crack attached with string.
Large,deep dish carved with a whale or seal, an eagle and humanoid creature. The largest head is that of the whale/seal, and has large round eyes, and an open mouth. The creature' s fin jut from the side of the dish, and its tail projects from therear of the dish. Above the tail an eagle sits with an open beak and round eyes, it rests its feet on the head of a humanoid, beaked creature. This humanoid has its body represented in the two-dimensional carving decorating the lower part of the dish, together with a design which resembles the fins of a seal (G.Crowther). The fin on one side is damaged, there are also several cracks in the dish. The dish is still exuding grease.; Good
A dish carved from a whale vertebra in the form of a crouched figure, possibly a frog or a human. The eyes are large ovoids.; Good
A round dish with two animal heads rising from the rim. Matt black in colour, possibly painted. The catalogue card suggests the animals are a horse and a cow.; Good
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
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
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