Platter

Museum number:
2-68552
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020068552
Accession number:
Acc.4303
Description:
Argillite, oval; engraved design, probably killer whale, on cross-hatched ground; 3 blowholes, prominent eye, teeth; sawtooth design around border; multiple chips and scratches.
Donor:
John W. Rosston
Collection place:
Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia; Queen Charlotte Islands
Culture or time period:
Haida
Collector:
Ernest Rosston and Goldah Rosston
Collection date:
1910-1920
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Platters (carrying dishes)
Accession date:
February 1, 1988
Context of use:
Novelty item. Donor used to play with it as a child.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 29 centimeters
Comment:
See "The Magic Leaves A History of Haida Argillite Carving", by Peter L. Macnair and Alan L. Hoover, p. 191 ff.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Platter, accession number 2-68552, described as Argillite, oval; engraved design, probably killer whale, on cross-hatched ground; 3 blowholes, prominent eye, teeth; sawtooth design around border; multiple chips and scratches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Platter, accession number 2-68552, described as Argillite, oval; engraved design, probably killer whale, on cross-hatched ground; 3 blowholes, prominent eye, teeth; sawtooth design around border; multiple chips and scratches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Platter, accession number 2-68552, described as Argillite, oval; engraved design, probably killer whale, on cross-hatched ground; 3 blowholes, prominent eye, teeth; sawtooth design around border; multiple chips and scratches.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Platter, accession number 2-68552, described as Argillite, oval; engraved design, probably killer whale, on cross-hatched ground; 3 blowholes, prominent eye, teeth; sawtooth design around border; multiple chips and scratches.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Platter, accession number 2-68552, described as Argillite, oval; engraved design, probably killer whale, on cross-hatched ground; 3 blowholes, prominent eye, teeth; sawtooth design around border; multiple chips and scratches.

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