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April 4, 2014

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This bone knife handle was given by Chief Paul (Secwepemc, Tk’emlúps) to the Hudson’s Bay Company factor at Kamloops in 1858. The four carved human faces represent Chief Paul, his wife and his two daughters. (RBCM 3019).

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Published November 7, 2013

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