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Bowl
Object Number 986-26-10/60061
Display Title Bowl
Descriptions
Object Description Painted wooden effigy bowl in form of a bird, head, eyes, and folded wings carved in relief and painted in black, red, and blue. Human face carved on tail.
Inventory Description Carved wooden bird dish, human head for tail, polychrome painted.
Classification
  • Dish
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 8.4 x 24.2 x 12.4 cm (3 5/16 x 9 1/2 x 4 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-26-10/60061 & BRIT. COLUMBIA
Provenance
Collector Unknown (?)
Donor Betty B. McAndrew (1986)

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