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Object Number
17-17-10/87173
Display Title
Whale dish of cedar
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Hloqualilh
Object Description
Whale dish of cedar. Cover and dish.
Inventory Description
Carved wood box with lid, shaped whale, carved face on fin, traces of paint, hol
Classification
- Raw Material
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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Canada
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British Columbia
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Gwa I
Additional Geographic Terms
Kingcome Inlet; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 98 x 35 x 24 cm (38 9/16 x 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
17-17-10/87173
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
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