Artist:Gwa'sala Kwakwaka'wakw
Medium: Wood
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:late 19th century
Dimensions: 26 3/4 x 28 1/2 in. (67.9 x 72.4 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: X1118.5
Image: X1118.5_acetate_bw.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Feast dish carved in the form of a stylized whale head with eyes and mouth indicated. Blow hole appears at top of snout. In the center there is an opening on which rests a projecting dorsal fin. The bottom of the dish has a leg for support on the right side; on the left side a pole shaped runner extends horizontally from the front of the body to the back fin.