ɫúq̓v (Seal Bowl) Play

About this object

History of use

Oil bowl

Narrative

Bill McLennan thought this bowl was made by one of the two artists listed.

Physical description

Wooden lidded bowl. Seal figure with a cavity in the top of its back (a) and a lid (b) in a convex oval shape with an eagle figure, its wings extended, perched at the top centre of the lid. The seal figure is painted with black and pink on the body, black and pink flippers, pink lips and tongue, a black nose, pink nostrils, and blue around the eyes. The eagle figure has a painted black body and wings.