Raven Dish
Description
Carved and painted red cedar bowl inlaid with abalone shell. Central crest is a raven holding the sun in its beak.
Date
Undated
Materials
Red cedar, pigment, abalone shell
Dimensions
55.88 x 21.59 x 24.76 cm (22 x 8.5 x 9.75 in)
Gitxaała Narrative
Belonged to Gitxaała Sm’ooygit Wak’aas (Amos Collison) of the Ganhada (raven) clan.
Provenance
Owned by Amos Collison
Taken by Mary Lipsett from Kitkatla
Repatriation Status
The real-life dish was repatriated from the Museum of Vancouver and will be displayed at the Museum of Northern British Columbia. When the Gitxaała Longhouse and Cultural Centre is completed in Lax Klan, the dish and all other repatriated belongings will return home.
Museum and Original Catalog Number
Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
AA 1630
Image of raven dish taken after repatriation. Note the face on the neck of the raven. Image by Val Masters, May 30, 2023.
Close up of the base of the raven dish, showing a figure with abalone shell inlaid eyes, an overhanging nose or beak, and teeth.
