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Grease Box

Date1899

Mediumcedar,

DimensionsOther: 14.3 × 18.7 × 20.6 cm (5 5/8 × 7 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.)

ClassificationsCeremonial Objects

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Haida

Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-727

Object numberHRC 00727

Descriptiongrease dish made of two pieces of wood. one pice, kerfed for sides, edges of first and fourth held together by wooden pegs. one piece for thick bottom held in place by wooden pegs. ends of dish slightly raised and bowed, top of sides concave. convexly curved sides finely carved. rim was at one time inlaid with opercula shells, now missing. oily.

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