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Object Number 17-17-10/87212
Display Title Sinew
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bundle of sinew, coiled
Classification
  • Sinew
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 13.5 x 4.8 x 3.6 cm (5 5/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-17-10/87212
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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