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Commemorative statue of cedar
Commemorative statue of cedar
Object Number 17-17-10/87185
Display Title Commemorative statue of cedar
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kigh
Object Description Commemorative statue of cedar
Inventory Description Statue, carved wood, male figure holding dagger, wearing headpiece, grimacing mo
Classification
  • Statue
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
Dimensions Overall: 112 x 44 x 20 cm (44 1/8 x 17 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87185; hare? with/ dagger
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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