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Object Number
17-17-10/87178
Display Title
Feast ladle of red cedar. Carved handle represents a copper replica
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tsihgla
Object Description
Feast ladle of red cedar. Carved handle represents a copper replica of a valuable copper broken at a feast.
Inventory Description
Ladle, pointed ovoid bowl, ridged to squared handle, brown pigment
Classification
- Ladle
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, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 105.5 x 30.5 x 26.7 cm (41 9/16 x 12 x 10 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87178
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
Collector
Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
(1917)
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