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Dish

MOA: University of British Columbia

3000/40

Shallow dish or bowl carved from a single piece of wood. From the thick base of the dish, wall of uneven thickness and height flares outward widely toward a wide mouth and thick overhanging rim. Exterior has a mottled colouring, light yellow to brown, and natural striations can be seen in the material. Interior is mainly brown with some lighter areas.

  • Narrative

    From the collection of the missionary Thomas Crosby, who worked in various places on the Northwest Coast of B.C. from 1863 to 1907.

  • Type of Item dish
  • Culture Northwest Coast
  • Material wood
  • Measurements height 7.5 cm, diameter 30.3 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Thomas Crosby, Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
  • Received from Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Ownership Date before 1914, before April 17, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on April 17, 2013
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3000/0040

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