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Object Number
17-17-10/87145
Display Title
Spoon basket of split cedar and cedar bark; ypalus k e m
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ypalus k e m
Object Description
Spoon basket of split cedar and cedar bark; ypalus k e m
Inventory Description
Basket, bag, rectangular base, oval rim, 2 twined handles at rim
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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Canada
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British Columbia
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Gwa I
Additional Geographic Terms
Kingcome Inlet; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 26.3 x 23.8 x 9.3 cm (10 3/8 x 9 3/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87145
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
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