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Object Number
17-17-10/87165
Display Title
Sword of whale bone. Used as a skull smasher
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tsayutlh
Object Description
Sword of whale bone. Used as a skull smasher; common weapon before the introduction of iron.
Inventory Description
Sword, carved bone, rectangular, flat, curved edge, broken tip, extended handle
Classification
- Sword
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms
MacKenzie Sound; Near long abandoned village
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 60.5 x 10.7 x 1.6 cm (23 13/16 x 4 3/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-17-10/87165
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
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