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Object Number
08-4-10/73135
Display Title
Frog bowl with copper overlay and abalone inlay
Descriptions
Object Description
Frog bowl with copper overlay and abalone inlay. The object is a bowl carved from a single block of wood (cedar?) in the shape of a frog. Surfaces are decoratively embellished with abalone shell inlay attached with pitch and copper sheet overlay pegged in place with copper brads. Copper overlay is applied to sections of the frog carved in high relief: eyebrows, front/hind quarters, rim. The front and hind feet are flat cut-outs of copper, pegged in place. A strap handle of two-ply plant fiber cordage hangs to the side, connected at the front and back of the rim through bored holes.
Inventory Description
Carved wood frog bowl, copper overlay, abalone inlay, rope handle
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Northwest Coast
Materials
Wood, Copper alloy, Abalone, Fiber cord
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 21 x 25.5 cm (5 11/16 x 8 1/4 x 10 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
08-4-10/73135
Provenance
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(01/01/1896)
Collector
Mr. Carroll S. Hartman
(01/01/1896)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(06/01/1908)
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