ɫúq̓v (Bowl) Play
About this object
History of use
Oil dish
Physical description
A wood dish (part a) in the form of a beaver, with a lid. The dish (part a) has a black body with the black eyes surrounded bya a blue area. The mouth is open with teeth, two of which curve to loop outward. The black nose has nostrils. The small ears at the top are painted pink-red. The paws and the rim are painted pink-red. The tail is carved with a lattice work pattern. The lid (part b) has a human head design with a black killer whale fin on the head. The human head's black eyes are surrounded by a blue area with black eyebrows above. The red mouth is slightly open, and there is a big nose. The arms are resting on top of the lid in a W-like shape. The killer whale fin has a hole outlined with pink-red. The top of the lid is black. The rim of the lid has an alternating pattern of black and natural brown coloured diagonal bands.
Subjects
Date Made
Before 1927
Date Acquired
1927
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 19.8 cm x 14.5 cm x 40 cm
Object Number
A406 a-b