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Bent Corner Bowl

Early 19th century; Kaigani Haida, southeast Alaska; Red cedar and hardwood; length 21.5 cm (8 5/8 in.); Founders Society Purchase, New Endowment Fund, Henry Ford II Fund, and Henry E. and Consuelo S. Wenger Foundation Fund; 1988.12
The sides of the bowl, carved from a single piece of wood bent at the corners, illustrate a mythic being drawn from clan mythology. Its face is visible on both ends of the bowl, while its body is represented on the sides with conventionalized abstractions of body parts. The Kaigani Haida lived in villages located on the Alaskan mainland.


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