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Object Number
11-60-10/83998
Display Title
Plume in process of construction
Descriptions
Object Description
Plume in process of construction. One of a pair worn in hair at dances. Used in the morning in Brush Dance or Deerskin Dance; morning feather before wrapped in completion
Inventory Description
Unclassified, sinew-wrapped stick
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yurok
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Materials
Wood, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 35.6 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (14 x 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
83998
Provenance
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(1911 - 1911)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(1911 - 1911)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-60-10/83997 | Plume |
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| |
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| |
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