Tray

Museum number:
2-5735
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
bentwood, riveted on side of carvedwooden bottom; bottom inwardly concave and repaired in its middle; rim broken away in several areas; coveredwith a white substance (ash?); shows sign of considerable use; such trays with rounded bottom were used as /a mo
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Collector:
Alaska Commercial Company
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Trays
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
food preparation
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 2-5735, described as bentwood, riveted on side of carvedwooden bottom; bottom inwardly concave and repaired in its middle; rim broken away in several areas; coveredwith a white substance (ash?); shows sign of considerable use; such trays with rounded bottom were used as /a moDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tray, accession number 2-5735, described as bentwood, riveted on side of carvedwooden bottom; bottom inwardly concave and repaired in its middle; rim broken away in several areas; coveredwith a white substance (ash?); shows sign of considerable use; such trays with rounded bottom were used as /a mo

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