Carved Slate Dish Item Number: E67905-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN BARBEAU, "HAIDA MYTHS ILLUS. IN ARGILLITE CARVINGS", NMC#127, P. 197. LABEL: "CHILKAT INDIANS" INVENTORIED 1980." Illus. Pl. 157, p. 197 and described p. 228 in Thunderbird chapter of Barbeau, Charles Marius. 1953. Haida myths illustrated in argillite carvings. [Ottawa]: Dept. of Resources and Development, National Parks Branch, National Museum of Canada. Identified as "An oval plate with the Thunderbird in low relief inside, and a folate wheel on the obverse side. 9 5/8" long diam. x 8 1/4" short diam."
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Sgt. John J. McLean in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA during 1882
- Received on November 3, 1882
What
- Name
- Carved Slate Dish
- Identification Number
- E67905-0
- Type of Item
- dish
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- Sgt. John J. McLean
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1882
- Acquisition Date
- on November 3, 1882
Other
- Accession Number
- 012009