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Object Number
2004.29.3480
Display Title
Kwakwaka’wakw house
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Written on board: "Kwakiutl Indians / The house from which the poles sent to the Museum came. These stood opposite to the latter and were at the door end of the home. / Collected by Dr. C.F. Newcombe."
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Field
- Effigy
Department
Photographic
Artist
Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
United States?
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9375 × 10.4775 cm (3 1/8 × 4 1/8 in.)
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