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Argillite Plate

Date1885
Mediumargillite
DimensionsOther: 25 × 41 cm (9 13/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-760
Object numberHRC 00760
Descriptionlarge flattened oval, wide rim, wasco design; wide, fanshaped tail of sea creature, fins of whale, but teeth and legs of a wolf.
collected in Skidegate
Exhibition HistoryMusees Classes Bordeaux Francce (4-62) - (8-62) $400 London Art Museum Ontario (4-60) $500 NGC Mexico (10-60) - (3-61) Florida State University Tallahassee (11-51) - (4-52) Exhibit Stratford (6-60) - (9-60) National Programmes (80)Published References'Haida Carvers in Argillite' Marius Barbeau 'Art of Ninstints' Gessler
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