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Bark scraper, brass
Object Number 17-17-10/87099
Display Title Bark scraper, brass
Descriptions
Object Description Bark scraper, brass
Inventory Description Knife, ulu, curved brass blade, wooden handle attached with string
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / <City> / Gwa I
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / Kwakiutl Village
Additional Geographic Terms Kingcome Inlet; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials Brass, Wood, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 4.8 x 8.4 x 1.3 cm (1 7/8 x 3 5/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-17-10/87099
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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