Wooden dipper. Handle carved to represent long-necked bird. Eyes of U. S. naval buttons.
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:
Northwest Coastal People
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
For grease
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 45 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), S1973-1974 #65: Oakland Museum of California (March 8, 1974–April 24, 1974), and S1974-1975 #41: Palo Alto Cultural Center (January 6, 1975–March 19, 1975)