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Roasting stick

Object Details

Collection History
Collected or purchased from an unknown source by George Heye for MAI during travel in British Columbia in 1920 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Possible collector
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
MAI agent
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Presenter/funding source
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Object Name
Roasting stick
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Split
Object Type
Food Gathering and Preparation
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