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Object Number
05-7-10/64520
Display Title
Feather tablet
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yel-lo-co
Inventory Description
Ornament, quill with feathers on ends, red beads on 1 end
Classification
- Adornment
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Miwok
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
/
Calaveras County
Additional Geographic Terms
West Point, near
Materials
Feather, Quill, Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 3.3 x 5.2 x 0.2 cm (1 5/16 x 2 1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Owner
Capt. Eph Cummings
(? - 1905)
Collector
E. L. McLeod
(1905 - 1905)
Dealer
Grace A. Nicholson
(1904 - 1905)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(1905)
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Land - accessory
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
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Raw Material
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North America
| |
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Adornment
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Village of Kowel
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Raw Material
Adornment |
Brazil
| |
| 11-43-30/82990 | Pair of feather arm ornaments |
Adornment
|
Guyana
British Guiana | |
| 10-21-10/76590 | Feather ornaments |
Adornment
|
Humboldt County
| |
| 10-58-30/82706 | 2 pair feather arm ornaments |
Adornment
|
British Guiana
Guyana | |
|
Image Not Available
for Feather quill, plain.
| 2002.1.1946 | Feather quill, plain. |
Adornment
| ||
| 2002.1.2398 | 2 red feathers & cotton cord. |
Adornment
|
South America
| |
| 10-58-30/82825 | Children's beads and feathers |
Raw Material
Adornment |
Guyana
British Guiana | |
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Fan
|
Navajo and Zuni Reservation
Navajo Reservation |