grease container;grease bowl, carved decoration;grease container


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From The Collection Of
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Discipline
Humanities
Culture
Haida
Date
1780 – 1860 (creation date)
Materials and Techniques
wood (material)
Place
Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America, Americas (creation)
Description
Wooden grease bowl with carved decoration in the form of Raven carrying the sun in its mouth, with an eagle tail and two additional carved anthropomorphic heads, one on the top of the head, and one on the tail.

Labels: There are two handwritten labels adhered to the inside of the bowl.;grease container;grease bowl, carved decoration
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Record Rights
Horniman Museum and Gardens
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