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Object Number
33-90-10/1780
Display Title
House pole
Descriptions
Object Description
House pole. Made by the Ahousats, ca. 1865, in memory of their chief and leader, Chief Atleo
Inventory Description
Carving
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1865
Culture
- Ahousat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
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British Columbia
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Vancouver Island
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Ahousat
Additional Geographic Terms
Clayoquot Sound
Materials
Wood
Provenance
Owner
Mr. Benjamin W. Arnold
(ca. 1930 - 1932)
Collector
Maj. George Nicholson
(ca.1930)
Donor
Mrs. Benjamin W. Arnold
(1932 - 1933)
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