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| Object Number: | 43-1-1 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Haida |
| Provenience: | Canada British Columbia Queen Charlotte Islands |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Argillite |
| Height: | 5.5 cm |
| Length: | 63.9 cm |
| Width: | 42.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mrs. J. G. Worth, 1943 |
Description
Fine grained black argillite (slate). Oval with rather small flat oval base and sloping basal shoulder. Narrow flat rim with ten rectangular depressions that probably originally held abalone shell insets. Large high relief salmon in centre, surrounded by incised design of the eagle.
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