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Root, from bag 06-5-10/66502
Root, from bag 06-5-10/66502
Object Number 06-5-10/66507
Display Title Root, from bag 06-5-10/66502
Descriptions
Object Description Root, from bag 06-5-10/66502
Inventory Description Root, porous, bored holes
Classification
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Klamath?
  • Yurok?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California?
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 3.1 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 66507; 66507 / Root from bag 66502 / Yurok, Klamath
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (01/01/1906)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (01/01/1906)

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Pipe
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Tools
California?
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Floral
California?
Native twine, from bag 06-5-10/66502
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Accessory
California?
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Net
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Bag
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Bag
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