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Object Number 17-17-10/87091
Display Title Bark shredder of yew
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kiadsayu
Object Description Bark shredder of yew
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, carved wood board, 1 edge worked to blade, perforated handle
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / Kwakiutl Village
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 56.5 x 14.9 x 2.6 cm (22 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-17-10/87091
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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