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Object Number
17-17-10/87079
Display Title
Tongs of fir
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tsistlala
Object Description
Tongs of fir
Inventory Description
Tongs, split wood prongs, long knob at top
Classification
- Mechanical
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
<County>
/
Kwakiutl Village
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / <City> / Gwa I
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / <City> / Gwa I
Additional Geographic Terms
Kingcome Inlet; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 123 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm (48 7/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-17-10/87079
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
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