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Grease Dish

Datec. 1900

Mediumalder, operculum shell

DimensionsOther: 15.6 × 18.2 cm (6 1/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

ClassificationsCeremonial Objects

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Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-304

Object numberHRC 00304

Descriptiondish, hardwood, to hold eulachon grease for meals and feasts, carved of a single block, rectangular. walls lean away from centre, are concave inside. outsides are slightly convex. rim, about 1/2" wide, has dentalia inset. side rims concae; ends, convex. ends incised wiht identical bilaterally symmetric face - like designs. line incised parallel to and just below rim of each side, and block of 7 vertical notches at end of each side.
collected in Kaigani, Alaska

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