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Object Number
10-21-10/76620
Display Title
Elkhorn purse
Descriptions
Object Description
Elkhorn Purse to hold shell money
Inventory Description
Box, carved antler section, hollowed, slit perforation, incised/pigmented design
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Karuk
- Tolowa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
Northwest Corner, California
Materials
Antler
Dimensions
Overall: 15.3 x 6.2 x 4 cm (6 x 2 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
76620 & 76620 / Karok / [No. 923]
Provenance
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(1910 - 1910)
Collector
Mr. Carroll S. Hartman
(1910 - 1910)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(1910 - 1910)
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