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Photograph taken by Sean Young, Collections Curator, Haida Gwaii Museum, 2016.
Photograph taken by Sean Young, Collections Curator, Haida Gwaii Museum, 2016.
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Bowl, Bentwood
Photograph taken by Sean Young, Collections Curator, Haida Gwaii Museum, 2016.
Photograph taken by Sean Young, Collections Curator, Haida Gwaii Museum, 2016.

Bowl, Bentwood

Date1830-1850
MediumWood, paint
DimensionsOverall: 25 x 34.5 x 46.5 cm
ClassificationsContainers
Object numberKX.78.7.2
DescriptionRectangular bentwood feast bowl made from Red cedar. The box is carved in low relief with elements painted in red and black on all four sides. The rim is fitted with inlaid opercula shells with only seven remaining in place. The box/ bowl is stitched together with wooden pegs along a single seam where the sides of the box come together. A faint red painted line running from one end to the other is visible inside.
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