Carved wooden dish

Carved wooden dish

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Carved wooden dish for oil, in shape of a seal, inlaid with abalone shell to represent the eyes (one missing), Haida people, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A645088
Materials:
wood, bone and shell
Measurements:
length 204 mm
height 27 mm
width 106 mm
type:
dish - vessel