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Object Number 10-53-10/80345
Display Title Bone needle, cmuk-wa-i.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Cmuk wa i
Object Description Bone needle, cmuk-wa-i.
Inventory Description Needle, bone, curved pointed and flat, perforated near center, polished
Classification
  • Needle
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900
Culture
  • Potawatomi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Kansas / Jackson County
Additional Geographic Terms Mayetta, near
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 27.8 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm (10 15/16 x 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 80345
Provenance
Owner Ki sis
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (Unknown)
Donor Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1910)

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