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Food tray, hemlock; nisga
Object Number 17-17-10/87147
Display Title Food tray, hemlock; nisga
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Nisga
Object Description Food tray, hemlock; nisga
Inventory Description Box, pegged bentwood, rectangular, arched ends
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / <City> / Gwa I
Additional Geographic Terms Kingcome Inlet; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 35.8 x 31.9 cm (5 1/2 x 14 1/8 x 12 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-17-10/87147
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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