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Object Number 08-4-10/73155
Display Title Canoe end
Descriptions
Object Description Canoe end; Crown for the front or back of headman's canoe, left on all the time but also used during boat dance
Inventory Description Canoe end, carved wood, 2 pieces connected metal plates and rivets, worn
Classification
  • Water - accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yurok
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Camp Creek
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 52 x 116 x 14 cm (20 1/2 x 45 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73155
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1908 - 1908)
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1908 - 1908)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1908 - 1908)

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