Grease dish in the form of a seal
Grease dish in the form of a seal

Currently not on view

Grease dish in the form of a seal,

before 1882

Northern Northwest Coast
PU 5356

Information

Title
Grease dish in the form of a seal
Dates

before 1882

Medium
Wood
Dimensions
h. 5.8 cm., w. 21.2 cm., d. 10.5 cm. (2 5/16 x 8 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5356
Place Collected

North America, United States, Alaska

Inscription
in red paint, on interior of bowl: J.363 in black, on bottom: 30/82; PU 5356
Type
bowls (vessels), potlatches, dishes
Materials
wood
Techniques
carving
Subject
oil, grease, zoomorphic, feasts, seals, abstraction

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882-1885

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