Sea lion bowl
Sea lion bowl

Currently not on view

Sea lion bowl,

before 1882

Haida
ui.2010.230

Information

Title
Sea lion bowl
Dates

before 1882

Medium
Wood, red and black paint
Dimensions
8.3 × 25 × 11.7 cm (3 1/4 × 9 13/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Collection
Object Number
ui.2010.230
Place Collected

North America, probably Howkan

Culture
Native American, Haida
Type
tourist trade, bowls (vessels)
Materials
paint, Wood
Techniques
carving
Subject
zoomorphic, seals

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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