A Haida panel

A Haida panel
British Columbia, Canada
argillite, carved as a paddle steamer with four seated figures, cabins and a funnel, 19th century,
30.2cm long, 10.5cm high.

Provenance
From the family of Sir William Edward Parry, 1790 - 1855, Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer.

A Haida argillite pipe donated to the British Museum (Am1926,0313.13) in 1926 by F Sidney Parry states to have been field collected by Sir William Edward Parry.