Black shale dish

Made:
1880-1900 in Canada
Black shale dish, circular, concave but shallow flat rim

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Black shale dish, circular, concave but shallow flat rim
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Black shale dish, circular, concave but shallow flat rim, curved in bas-relief with symbolic figures, carved near Fort Simpson, but Haida craftsmanship apparent, thus Hiada, Northwest Territories, 1880-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A300056
Materials:
shale
type:
dish