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Potlatch mask of cedar
Object Number 17-17-10/87194
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 with beak, perforated
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: 32 x 19.8 x 12 cm (12 5/8 x 7 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-17-10/87194; 34
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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