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Potlatch mask of cedar
Object Number 17-17-10/87192
Display Title Potlatch mask of cedar
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tlihoqumlh
Object Description Potlatch mask of cedar
Inventory Description Mask, carved and black/red/green/buff painted face, perforated eyes, tongue out
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / <City> / Gwa I
Additional Geographic Terms Kingcome Inlet; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 23.5 x 9.3 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/4 x 3 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-17-10/87192; 15-148
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)
Collector Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe (09/1917)

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