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Ladle of cedar
Object Number 17-17-10/87179
Display Title Ladle of cedar
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tsihgla
Object Description Ladle of cedar
Inventory Description Bowl, large, carved wood, ladle shaped, ovate bowl, short handle with human pigm
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Harbledown Island / Tsatsichinukwomi
Additional Geographic Terms Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 136.5 x 43.1 x 30.5 cm (53 3/4 x 16 15/16 x 12 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87179
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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