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Object Number 25-60-30/F538
Display Title Notched stick - tally stick
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden stick flat blade at 1 end, notched along 1 side.
Classification
  • Tools
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 26.4 x 1.8 x 0.7 cm (10 3/8 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F-538
Provenance
Collector Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1924-1925 - 1925)
Donor Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1924-1925 - 1925)

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