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Object Number
17-17-10/87149
Display Title
Hunter's box of cedar with domed lid; hunlis
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Hunlis
Object Description
Hunter's box of cedar with domed lid; hunlis
Inventory Description
Box, rectangular with domed lid, leather straps, affixed with metal nails
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
Village Island
/
Mamalelegala Village
Additional Geographic Terms
Spring Pass; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials
Wood, Leather, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 27.8 x 29.7 x 22 cm (10 15/16 x 11 11/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
87149
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
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