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Steps from old house at Weitchpec
Steps from old house at Weitchpec
Object Number 08-4-10/72947
Display Title Steps from old house at Weitchpec
Descriptions
Inventory Description Steps, log carved with notches, metal brackets recently added
Classification
  • Household accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yurok
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Humboldt County / Weitchpec
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 127 x 27 x 10 cm (50 x 10 5/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-4-10/72947
Provenance
Provenance Tucker (?)
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman
Collector Grace A. Nicholson
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1908)

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