Si-Si-Ootle Serpent

Inscription on dish: CARVED BY SAM JOHNSON GILFORD ISLAND B.C. KWAKUTLE FEAST DISH "SI-SI-OOTLE" SERPENT 1973.

Deep, rectangular sisiutl feast dish (part a)with two sisiutl heads protruding from either side (parts h and i))--long red tongues (parts f and k) protrude from these two heads. The protruding heads and the two sisiutl faces painted on opposite sides of the dish all have curved red and black fin-like ears--two apiece for the faces on the dish (parts b-e) and one each for the protruding heads(parts g and j). Dish is painted using red, black, green and white paint.