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Object Number
17-17-10/87198
Display Title
Bird of tohuit, black oyster-catcher
Descriptions
Object Description
Bird of tohuit, black oyster-catcher
Inventory Description
Carving, wooden bird, black stained, cloth feet stapled on, wood stand
Classification
- Carving
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, Fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 26.6 x 6.6 x 6.5 cm (10 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
17-17-10/87198
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
Collector
Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
(1917)
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