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Object Number
17-17-10/87128
Display Title
Tapes staminea, desh.; gulgulumh
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Gulgulumh
Object Description
Tapes staminea, desh.; gulgulumh
Inventory Description
Shells, bivalve clam, 1/2 shells, smooth surface
Classification
- Shell
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
<County>
/
Kwakiutl Village
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 4.1 x 4.8 x 0.6 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
17-17-10/87128 & 138
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
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