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Object Number 08-17-10/73518.2
Display Title Pestle
Descriptions
Indigenous Term A-sto-sitin
Inventory Description Pestle, squared base, cylindrical handle, abraded, white powder excretions
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / South Carolina
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 154 x 14.5 x 12 cm (60 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73518
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (1907-1908 - 1908)
Donor Unknown (1908)

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