Bent-wood serving dish
Artist:
Northwest Coast
Date: late 19th c.
Medium: wood, ocher
Classification: Containers
Credit Line: Museum collection
Object number: 1983.26.30
DescriptionLarge elongated oval serving dish, made of wood with a bent-wood rim. Dish has an overall reddish tinge to it, possibly from the wood itself or perhaps an applied red pigment. Dish is fairly deep with a figure painted onto the bottom of the dish with black pigment or paint. Figure has a large toothy grin and large eyes. rim of bowl is of one piece of wood which has been steam-bent and secured with a copper rivet. The bowl is somewhat shiny overall.
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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