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Object Number 35-78-10/4986
Display Title Ring for hoop and pole game, made of mesquite bark
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, ring of bark fiber
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Artist John Hunter (04/27/1935)
Culture
  • Saline Valley
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Inyo County
Additional Geographic Terms Saline Valley
Materials Bark
Dimensions Overall: 11.8 x 11.8 x 4.1 cm (4 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-78-10/4986
Provenance
Collector Julian H. Steward (04/27/1935)
Intermediary Julian H. Steward (07/01/1935-10/01/1935)

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