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Elk horn purse
Object Number 10-21-10/76595
Display Title Elk horn purse
Descriptions
Object Description Elk horn purse and 3 shells (purse only).
Inventory Description Box, carved antler, incised/pigmented grooves at ends, polished, slit perforated
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Redwood Yuki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Humboldt County
Additional Geographic Terms Bald Mt. Camp or the camp on Trinity River a mile above Willow Creek
Materials Antler, Pigment, Elk antler
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 4.6 x 4.3 cm (5 11/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 76595
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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