Bowl

Museum number:
2-16011
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1940A
Description:
Carved of wood to represent a wolf.
Donor:
E. G. Schmiedell and Mrs. E. G. Schmiedell
Collection place:
Karlukwees, Turnour Island, British Columbia
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia; Turnour Island; Karlukwees
Culture or time period:
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Collector:
E. G. Schmiedell and Mrs. E. G. Schmiedell
Collection date:
1924
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
January 9, 1940
Context of use:
Used at feasts and potlatches. Mate to 2-19568.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
24 inches, width 14 inches, and 8 inches
Comment:
Photo: 13-1993. Remarks: See Accession 904.
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), and S1963-1964 #9: UC San Francisco Medical Center (September 3, 1963–October 11, 1963)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-16011, described as Carved of wood to represent a wolf.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-16011, described as Carved of wood to represent a wolf.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-16011, described as Carved of wood to represent a wolf.

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