Platter

Description

Platter, of argillite, elliptical with pointed ends, elaborately carved on interior with Haida figures and crest animals, including a shaman and a Dogfish: North America, Canada, Haida Gwaii, Haida, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1924.387

Collection

Americas

Object name

Platter

Production information

Unknown
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Date

Late 19th century

Style / Culture

Haida

Materials

Argillite

Physical description

Heavy black polished shale; interior elaborately carved with the figures of a man and boy against a background of totemistic devices

Collection place(s)

Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Exhibitions

• Artistic Legacies (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Artistic Legacies (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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