Carved raven dish ornamented with snail opercula on rim. Red cedar, oil impregnated. Identification of wood type and bird species by Charles Brown (Tlingit) June 1964. Vera Mae Fredrickson says bird (with projecting wings and tail) is eagle.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 17 centimeters, length 18.5 centimeters, and 14 centimeters
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1952-1953 #2: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (dates unknown), S1963-1964 #2: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Vincent Evans (July 8, 1963–July 8, 1963), and S1966-1967 #77: Physical Education Department (UC Berkeley) (March 9, 1967–March 9, 1967)