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Object Number
06-5-10/66526
Display Title
Wood message stick. Sent to chief or to council as notice of meeting.
Descriptions
Object Description
Wood message stick. Sent to chief or to council as notice of meeting.
Inventory Description
Wood object, half tube, interior incised, perforation/leather strip at one end
Classification
- Communication artifacts
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms
Apache Country
Materials
Wood, Leather, Bark
Dimensions
Overall: 11.2 x 4.4 x 2.8 cm (4 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
66526
Provenance
Provenance
Mrs. Col. Whipple
(01/01/1860)
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(Unknown - 11/13/1906)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(11/13/1906 - 11/13/1906)
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