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Seam presser used in mat making
Object Number 05-7-10/65490
Display Title Seam presser used in mat making
Descriptions
Inventory Description Creaser, carved wood, grooved base, semilunar, pronged handles
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quileute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Washington
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 21.8 x 8.4 x 1.9 cm (8 9/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 05-7-10/65490
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (?)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1905)

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