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Object Number 99-3-10/52241
Display Title Snow snake (game)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stick, long with conical end with lead inlay
Classification
  • Stick
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New York
Materials Wood, Lead
Dimensions Overall: 229 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm (90 3/16 x 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 99-3-10/52241
Provenance
Collector John W. Sanborn (1899 - 1899)
Donor John W. Sanborn (1899 - 1899)

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