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Maker(s):Anonymous
Culture:Native American; Haida
Title:Lidded Bowl
Date Made:1840s to 1860s-present
Type:Container
Materials:argillite
Place Made:Canada; Northwest Coast; British Columbia; Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
Measurements:7 1/2 x 15 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. diameter; 19.05 x 40.005 x 31.75 cm
Accession Number:  SC 1962.19
Credit Line:Gift of Charlotte Heussy McAllister, class of 1930
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
This carved argillite bowl is in the shape of a raven in flight, incised with quintessential Haida patterns that feature abstracted wings and tailfeather patterns on the bowl. The lid portion (the raven's abdomen or back) depicts incised whales. The "handle" of the lid is carved to look like an abstracted whale's blow hole, and also displays an upside-down man's head. AP2018

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