Carved figure of ?feline head. Carved from a dark wood, in the shape of a head at one end, and a curved section attached to the other, possibly part of a bowl or vessel originally. [IL [OPS Move] 29/6/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Carved figure of ?feline head. Carved from a dark wood, in the shape of a head at one end, and a curved section attached to the other, possibly part of a bowl or vessel originally. [IL [OPS Move] 29/6/2017]
Long description: Carved figure of ?feline head. Carved from a dark wood, in the shape of a head at one end, and a curved section attached to the other, possibly part of a bowl or vessel originally. Feline figure carved with an open mouth, ridged nose, and small protruding ears. Has incised lenticular eyes, and incised decoration framing the eyes. Carved ?leaf-pattern on the top of the head. Decorated with a band of incised lines around the curved edge. [IL [OPS Move] 29/6/2017]
Geographical reference: United States of America
Northern America > North America > United States of America; Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada; NW Coast
Cultural groups: Native American
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1878
Date collected: By 1878
Acquisition information: Transferred: 09/02/1886
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Depth: max 95 mm, Length: max 135 mm, Width: max 85 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1886.1.1657
Research and responses: Note that this object is not mentioned in Collectors VIII Ramsden [AP 21/7/99]

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