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Object Number
17-17-10/87133
Display Title
Dried clams, saxidomus giganteus; kiuonatsi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kwinatsi
Object Description
Dried clams, saxidomus giganteus; kiuonatsi
Inventory Description
Bundles of dried clams, attached to carved wood sticks, some loose clams
Classification
- Faunal
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
<County>
/
Kwakiutl Village
Materials
Clam shell
Dimensions
Overall: 28.5 x 10.9 x 1.6 cm (11 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
2 bundles and loose clams
Label on object
87133
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
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