Feast Bowl
Reproduction. Round, carved yew or alder wood feast bowl. Natural color. Curved bowl rim is irregular - higher on two opposite sides; lower on two opposite sides. Interior - uncarved - shows tool marks; exterior - two registers: 1. pineapple design - criss/cross pattern with dots in center;
2. Beaver-like face with prominent teeth, large eyes, ears and cheeks.
- Object: Feast Bowl
- Artist: Ivan Otterlifter
- Circa: 1980's
- Dimensions: 9 3/4" x 7 3/4"
- Culture Area: Northwest Coast
- Cultural Group: Tlingit Style
- Cultural Context: Food Boxes, mostly made of wood, used in ceremonial entertainment, had convexly curved sides and were always finely carved or painted. They came in many sizes and were used for serving food or to hold fish oil.
- Donor: Melinda Balaam
- Catalog #: 97.002