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Grave charm
Object Number 05-7-10/65590
Display Title Grave charm
Descriptions
Inventory Description Figurine, perforated movable limbs, black, white, red painted face, cotton cloth
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Materials Wood, Cotton, Shell, Pigment, Metal, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 9 x 4.4 cm (11 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Bella Beu(#)/ 181/ 05-7-10/65590
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (01/01/1905)

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