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Box (european spice box type)
Object Number 88-51-10/50480
Display Title Box (european spice box type)
Descriptions
Object Description Box (european spice box type)
Inventory Description Carved wooden box with lid, oval, nail construction, polished
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Haida
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Graham Island
Additional Geographic Terms Masset Bay
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 16.9 x 12.9 cm (2 3/16 x 6 5/8 x 5 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50480 & [88899]
Provenance
Collector James G. Swan (1883)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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