Trough-like dish, carved from a single piece of wood. Reddish-brown in colour with an incised animal design across the top of the dish, and mirrored on each end. The extended ends slant downward somewhat. The bowl is oblong-rectangular in shape, similar to the overall shape of the dish. The base is flat; "HAIDA ART Reid" inscription on base.

• Narrative

  Item number 163 in the catalogue "Bill Reid: a Retrospective Exhibition" (1974; Vancouver Art Gallery).

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• Type of Item dish
• Culture Haida
• Material wood, stain
• Measurements height 8.2 cm, width 61.2 cm, depth 26.2 cm (overall)

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• Creator Bill Reid
• Previous Owner Margaret Hess
• Received from Margaret Hess

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• Made in British Columbia

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• Creation Date during 1959
• Ownership Date before September 28, 2017
• Acquisition Date on September 28, 2017

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3259/0015