Bowl
About this object
Narrative
This bowl was found on Laidlaw Beach along the Fraser River. Archaeologist Charles E. Borden examined it and identified it as belonging to the Fraser Canyon Sequence - Baldwin Phase. It was about six feet down. He felt it dated to between 1000 B.C. and 400 B.P. Radiocarbon dates 850 / 840 B.P. / 410 B.P.
Cultural context
archaeological; stone sculpture complex
Physical description
Oval-shaped stone bowl. The outside of the bowl has a raised animal head and front paws depicted. There is some cross hatching along the sides, and on the upper rim a groove has been carved three quarters of the way around the bowl. The dish is deep. The colour is white and orange. The form may represent a turtle?
