Feasting Bowl

With an abundance of salmon, early hunting and foraging societies were transformed into settled villages with expanding social networks and elaborate festivities. The festivities often included ceremonial objects like this bowl. More about raven spirit can be found in our Raven Spirit featured story.

Traditional Native festivities often included ceremonial objects like this bowl.
NMNH Anthropology Collections/Smithsonian Institution

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