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Object Number 05-7-10/65481
Display Title Canoe bailer
Descriptions
Object Description Canoe bailer made of alder wood. Made by the Clahoquaht (a Nootka group)
Inventory Description Bailer, carved wood, four sided, pyramid shape, perforated at top, fiber cordage
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Clayoquot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 14 x 7 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1905)
Dealer Grace A. Nicholson (1905)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1905)

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