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Object Number
17-17-10/87148
Display Title
Paddle of yew wood; siwayu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Siwayu
Object Description
Paddle of yew wood; siwayu
Inventory Description
Paddle, pointed ovoid blade, green design, cylindrical knobbed end
Classification
- Paddle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
Turnour Island
/
Kalokwis
Additional Geographic Terms
Beware Passage; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 179.6 x 60.4 x 3.1 cm (70 11/16 x 23 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-17-10/87148
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
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