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Bucket of cedar, magadsi
Bucket of cedar, magadsi
Object Number 17-17-10/87138
Display Title Bucket of cedar, magadsi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Magadsi
Object Description Bucket of cedar, magadsi
Inventory Description Box, square, bentwood sides, 1 handle at top, evidence of resin
Classification
  • Box
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
Dimensions Overall: 32.5 x 28 x 24 cm (12 13/16 x 11 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87138
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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