House dish explained

thumb|300px|A house dish in the shape of a beaver, in the Museum of Anthropology at UBCA house dish or feast dish (Kwakʼwala: kwk|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.^{[1] [2]}

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

Notes and References

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