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Object Number 17-17-10/87152
Display Title Carrying basket; lahai
Descriptions
Indigenous Term lahai
Object Description Carrying basket; lahai
Inventory Description Square open-work basket, tapered base, 3 braided handles, string ties
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Cormorant Island / Yilis? / Kwakiutl Village
Additional Geographic Terms Alert Bay; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials Fiber, String
Dimensions Overall: 32.5 x 44 x 39 cm (12 13/16 x 17 5/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-17-10/87152
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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