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Platter (qwa.a. qiihlaa)
Platter (qwa.a. qiihlaa)

Platter (qwa.a. qiihlaa)

Dateca. 1885
Label TextThe imagery here might depict the story of Salmon Boy, where a young man who disrespected the salmon is taken down into the dwellings of the Salmon People and taught how to properly harvest and respect this important food source, to ensure their annual return to spawn in the rivers.
Object number91.1.73
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, The Museum: Mixed Metaphors, Anne Gerber Exhibition: Fred Wilson, 1/28 - 6/13/1993 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Box of Daylight, September 15, 1983 - January 8, 1984Published ReferencesHolm, Bill. Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form, 50th Anniversary Edition. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2015; reproduced p. 22.
Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions9 5/8 x 2in. (24.5 x 5.1cm) L. (L.): 16 1/2in. (41.9cm)
MediumArgillite
Photo: Paul Macapia
ca. 1885
Object number: 91.1.43
Photo: Paul Macapia
Charles Edenshaw
ca. 1885
Object number: 91.1.127
Photo: Paul Macapia
Charles Edenshaw
ca. 1890
Object number: 91.1.130
Qwa.a gyaa.angaa (model totem pole)
Charles Edenshaw
ca. 1885
Object number: 91.1.129
Photo: Paul Macapia
Native American, Kadyisdu.axch', Tlingit, Kiks.adi clan
ca. 1820
Object number: 91.1.56
Photo: Paul Macapia
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
ca. 1910
Object number: 91.1.25
Photo: Paul Macapia
Kaigani Haida
ca. 1850
Object number: 83.230
Photo: Paul Macapia
John Yeltadzi
ca. 1890
Object number: 91.1.65
Button robe with shark design (Guulaangw gyaat'aad)
Kaigani Haida
late 19th century
Object number: 83.238
Sdláagwaal (horn ladle)
ca. 1860
Object number: 85.356