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Object Number
88-51-10/50494
Display Title
Kelp receptacle for oil
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Kelp bundle, cracked, worn, efflorescing
Classification
- Seaweed
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Makah
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Washington
Additional Geographic Terms
Neeah Bay
Materials
Kelp
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 10.3 x 6.4 cm (9 7/16 x 4 1/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
88-51-10/50494 & 50494
Provenance
Collector
James G. Swan
Intermediary
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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