Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0150-0050 | |
| Category | Carvings; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Grease effigy bowl (seal) | |
| Culture | Tlingit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood: maple; Shell: abalone (Haliotis sp.); Ivory; Glass beads | |
| Description | Effigy bowl in shape of swimming seal with its hollowed back forming the bowl; Eyes and nostrils are inlaid with abalone disks; Front and rear fins each inlaid with single ivory disk and 4 rows of white glass beads; Rim of bowl is inlaid with 7 ivory disks and 20 white glass beads; Extended tail inlaid with 3 rows of white glass beads; Seal’s open mouth is inset with 10 rectangular ivory disks of graduated sizes to represent teeth. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.9, Width = 14.1, Length = 41.6 | |