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Grease Dish

Date1895-1901

Mediumwood

DimensionsOther: 14.5 × 34.9 × 43.3 cm (5 11/16 × 13 3/4 × 17 1/16 in.)

ClassificationsCeremonial Objects

Terms

Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-310

Object numberHRC 00310

Descriptionrectangualr dish carved from one piece of cedar with undulating rim. small holes in top of rim where brass tacks ? once were. long sides are incised with vertical lines at each end. short sides are incised with an ovoid design. dish is saturated with grease.
collected in Kaigani, Alaska
Exhibition HistoryNMC Indian Days Ottawa (7-64) - (8-64)

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