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Maker(s):Anonymous
Culture:Native American; Haida
Title:Platter or Plate
Date Made:1840s to 1860s-present
Type:Container
Materials:argillite
Place Made:Canada; British Columbia; Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
Measurements:8 in. diameter; 20.32 cm
Accession Number:  SC 1963.56
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Breck P. McAllister (Charlotte Laura Heussy, class of 1930)
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
The inside, as well as outside, of this small carved argillite dish or platter is decorated with floral designs resembling rosettes, chrysanthemums, and leaves. The plate contains a few small holes in the interior's center and reverse's flowers where inlaid ivory, bone, or abalone likely was originally set. Inlay was a common feature of floral Haida platters, though this item has since lost its decoration. AP2018

Tags:
platters; plates

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