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Datec. 1850-1900
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 52 in. × 10 3/4 in. × 4 3/4 in. (132.1 × 27.3 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Henry Kendall, D.D., Class of 1840; Transferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.469
Not on view
DescriptionCarved cedar feast bowl. The size of this dish indicates the quantities of food served during a potlatch.
Collections
Additional Details
Exhibition History
2005
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Hamilton Collects, A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat., illus. 17);
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 15, illus. 28).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Hamilton Collects, A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat., illus. 17);
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 15, illus. 28).
Provenance
1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
c. 1879: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift of Henry Kendall;
c. 1879: Henry Kendall, possibly acquired in 1879 during a trip to Alaska.
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
c. 1879: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift of Henry Kendall;
c. 1879: Henry Kendall, possibly acquired in 1879 during a trip to Alaska.
Markings
Adhesive label with red border and black ink on bottom near end: E59 A2; adhesive label in black ink on bottom near end: Reverend Henry Kendall D.D. / 23 Centre St. / New York City; green adhesive label in typeset on bottom near center: FORWARDED BY TRE[illegible] / NEW JERSEY EXPRESS / COMPANY. / PRINCETON, N.J.; small white adhesive label in black ink on bottom near center: NANW 13
Published References
WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 28, illus. 28.
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: 20th century
Medium: Wood with paint and lacquer
Object number: 2023.10.31
Date: 19th century
Medium: Iron, wood, copper alloy
Object number: 2023.10.52
Unknown artist, Polynesian
Date: after 1770
Medium: Ironwood, also known as toa wood (casuarina equisetifolia or she-oak)
Object number: 2023.10.28