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Object Number 17-17-10/87187
Display Title Figure of watcher for quests; cedar
Descriptions
Object Description Figure of watcher for quests; cedar
Inventory Description Sculpture, standing human, articulated facial features and hands
Classification
  • Sculpture
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: 100 x 27.6 x 10.2 cm (39 3/8 x 10 7/8 x 4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87187
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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