Carved Argillite Plate
Haida people, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada (map), c. 1860
Carved argillite
9.25’’ h x 10.5” w (23.5 x 27 cm)
Ex–Colin & Jeanette Gross collection, England, United Kingdom,
from a collection in Hilton Park, Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland,
originally collected c. 1860 by John Madden, Ireland (1837–1902)
Price: $3,500
An early argillite plate from the Haida people with old and excellent provenance. Made for trade, the production of dishes and bowls among the Haida began in the 1830s. Vide Drew and Wilson (1980: 201ff) for other examples of Haida argillite tableware.
