K’aakanéi (bowl) for eex̱ (grease) with flared rim
K’aakanéi (bowl) for eex̱ (grease) with flared rim
K’aakanéi (bowl) for eex̱ (grease) with flared rim
K’aakanéi (bowl) for eex̱ (grease) with flared rim

Currently not on view

K’aakanéi (bowl) for eex̱ (grease) with flared rim,

before 1886

Lingít
PU 5173

Information

Title
K’aakanéi (bowl) for eex̱ (grease) with flared rim
Dates

before 1886

Medium
Wood
Dimensions
10.8 × 8.3 × 4.2 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5173
Place Collected

North America, Laaxaayík Kwáan (Yakutat)

Marks/Labels/Seals
Pu 5173 written and engraved on bottom
Culture
Lingít, Native American
Type
bowls (vessels), potlatches, dishes
Materials
wood
Techniques
carving
Subject
feasts, oil, grease

Collected by Prof. William Libbey during Mount St. Elias Expedition in 1886; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1886

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