Plaque shaped like salmon

ID: 527 ~ Source: https://www.washingtonhistory.org/research/collection
Catalog ID: 2006.123.59 ~ Creator: Richard Baker, Squamish, Southern Northwest Coast culture area ~ Date: 1992

This file appears in: Northern Straits Indians: Resourceful Fishermen of the San Juan Islands

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Carved wood plaque shaped like a salmon in Northwest Coast style. Light wood stained dark brown. Most of the design is incised and stained brown, except for rows of chips along the salmon's sides which are left unstained. A strip of leather is tacked to the back for hanging. Made by Richard Baker, Squamish, North Vancouver, BC., 1992.

This file appears in: Northern Straits Indians: Resourceful Fishermen of the San Juan Islands

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