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Object Number
17-17-10/87186
Display Title
Chief figure with copper. Placed on roof of owner's house to watch for guests.
Descriptions
Object Description
Chief figure with copper. Made of red cedar with green eyesockets and a headband. Figure placed on roof of owner's house to watch for guests.
Inventory Description
Figurine
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
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Village Island
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Mamalelegala Village
Additional Geographic Terms
Spring Pass; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials
Wood Red cedar Graphite Human hair
Dimensions
Overall: 101 x 33 x 16.5 cm (39 3/4 x 13 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
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