EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXXVIII, 



Tlingit Ceremonial and Household Food-dishes. 



Fig. 191. Feast Dish. A deep wooden trough used by the chiefs in the feasts ac- 

 companying their numerous ceremonials. Tlie edge is inlaid with a 

 double row of opercula and the ends faintly etched and painted in a 

 totemic design in red and black. Cat. No. 60158, U. S. N. M. Tlingit 

 Indians, Sitka, Alaska. Collected by John J. McLean. 

 Fig, 193. Feast Dish. Flat, shallow vessel of same character and locality as 

 above. These are the extremes of feast dishes in depth, style of orna- 

 mentation, and shape. Tlie carved figure on each end represents the 

 eagle. These two types are found also amongst the Haida and Tsim- 

 shian. Cat. No. 60167, U. S. N. M. Sitka, Alaska. Collected by John 

 J. McLean. 

 Food Dishes. Fig. 193, Cat. No. 74401; Fig. 194, Cat. No. 74425; Fig.- 195, Cat. 

 No. 74402; Fig. 196, Cat. No. 74414; Fig. 197, Cat. No. 74412. All from Tlingit In- 

 dians, Alaska. Collected by John J. McLean. 



