Large oval argillite platter with shell inlay around the top of the outer edge. The centre of the platter is concave and completely covered with a design of a large, central, sculpin face, with a human on each side of it in profile, facing inward. The rim had sixteen evenly spaced oval shell inlays, but seven shells holes are empty.

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• Type of Item platter
• Culture Haida
• Material argillite stone, operculum shell, synthetic adhesive
• Manufacturing Technique carving
• Measurements height 6.0 cm, width 49.6 cm, depth 31.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Elspeth McConnell
• Received from Elspeth McConnell

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• Made in British Columbia

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• Creation Date before 1900
• Ownership Date before April 12, 2018
• Acquisition Date on April 12, 2018

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• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3261/0088