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Object Number
08-17-10/73445
Display Title
Thistles preserved for their down for blowgun arrows
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
tsi dsin
Inventory Description
Wood stick, split most of length, split portions tied together w/ 4 pieces cloth
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Carolina
Additional Geographic Terms
Qualla Reservation
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 81.5 x 1.7 x 1 cm (32 1/16 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
73445
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(1907-1908 - 1908)
Previous owner
Previously owned by
John Walkingstick
Donor
Unknown
(1908)
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