Argillite Plate
Date1885
Mediumargillite, ivory
DimensionsOther: 23.8 × 36 cm (9 3/8 × 14 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-759
Object numberHRC 00759
Descriptionflattened oval platter with bone inlays in rim. large inscribed patter of wasco (killerwhale) with three dorsal fins.collected in Skidegate
Published References'Haida Carvers in Argillite' Marius Barbeau
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