Purse of wood

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Object Number 10-21-10/76498

Display Title Purse of wood

Descriptions

Inventory Description Box w/ lid, carved wood, cylindrical, oval opening, leather thong attached to li

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Yurok

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / California

Materials Wood, Leather

Dimensions Overall: 12.1 x 5.6 x 5.2 cm (4 3/4 x 2 3/16 x 2 1/16 in.)

Quantity 2

Label on object 76498 & 10-21-10/76498

Provenance

Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1910 - 1910)

Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1910 - 1910)

Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1910 - 1910)

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