Mortar
Date1884
Mediumivory
DimensionsOther: 4.7 × 4.1 × 9 cm (1 7/8 × 1 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsTools
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-1001
Object numberHRC 01001
Descriptioncarved from a single piece of ivory tusk, hollow on the interior. sides flare from oval base towards elongated elliptical shaped mouth. exterior surface is carved to represent a bilaterally symmetrical figure consisting of a salmon trouts head eye beneath a rectangular ear containing a split u complex. inverted fin containing a pair of concentric circles is incised between the eyes. a human face forms the centre of the mouth flanked by a profile view of the body in kneeling position. bottom is carved to represent two claws or feet. a single line follows the contours of hte base. interior is coated wiht a deposit of llime.Exhibition HistoryHamburg Museum (7-79) - (11-?) Vancouver Maritime Museum (10-84) - (10-8?)
On View
Not on viewCollections
1895-1901
1909
1895-1901
c. 1899
C. 1879
1899
c. 1898
1895-1901
