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Object Number
17-17-10/87167
Display Title
Halibut fishing gear; klakius
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Klakius
Object Description
Halibut fishing gear; klakius
Pole and line
Inventory Description
Tool, stick, wrapped with sinew rope, fiber tassle at end
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
Cormorant Island
/
Yilis?
Additional Geographic Terms
Alert Bay; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials
Wood, Sinew, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 193 x 2.6 x 1.1 cm (76 x 1 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-17-10/87167
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
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