queequegs coffin
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- _kg_layer
- 0
- builder
- Carpenter (Pequod)
- description
- A coffin specially constructed for Queequeg by the ship's carpenter, made from old, dark lumber, intended to serve as his burial vessel according to his wishes.
- material
- coffin-coloured old lumber
- purpose
- burial vessel
Relationships
- is_made_from_lumber_fromLackaday Islands
- description
- The old lumber used to construct Queequeg's coffin was originally sourced from the aboriginal groves of the Lackaday Islands.
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- source_text
- There was some heathenish, coffin-coloured old lumber aboard, which, upon a long previous voyage, had been cut from the aboriginal groves of the Lackaday islands, and from these dark planks the coffin was recommended to be made.
- is_intended_forQueequeg
- description
- The coffin is specifically designed and built to be the burial container for Queequeg.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- took Queequeg’s measure with great accuracy, regularly chalking Queequeg’s person
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:02.366Z
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