Bowl
kíihlaa
“bowl”
Language:
Haida
On this feast dish for serving seal or eulachon (candlefish) oil, a carved Raven holds a small human figure in its beak, recorded by collector James G. Swan as the representation of a “mountain spirit.” A hawk with a short, curved beak is depicted on Raven’s tail. The bowl came from the Haida Gwaii village of Skidegate in 1884, and is still saturated with the oils it once contained.
Culture:
Haida
Region:
Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
Village:
Skidegate
Object Category:
Ceremony
Dimensions:
Length 25.5cm
Accession Date:
1883
Source:
James G. Swan (collector)
Museum:
National Museum of Natural History
Museum ID Number:
E089136
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