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Wooden dish used in First Nations ceremonies
A house dish in the shape of a beaver, in the Museum of Anthropology at UBC

A house dish or feast dish (Kwakʼwala: Lukwalil) is a very large wooden dish, often ornately carved and painted in various human or animal figures, used in First Nations ceremonies in British Columbia.

House dishes may be reserved only for special foodstuffs and not used for more common fare.

References

  1. Werner-Jatzke, Chelsea (1 July 2017). "Object of the Week: Lukwalil (feast dish)". SAM Stories. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. Volmar, Michael (2014). "Native American Collection". In Bailey, Janet (ed.). 100 objects, 100 stories, 100 years at Fruitlands Museum. Harvard, Massachusetts: Fruitlands Museum. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-9859668-1-2.


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