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Object Number 79-14-20/17540
Display Title Corn husker of wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood tool, flat, worked to point, perforated withhide loop
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Huaxtico
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Guerrero / <County> / <City> / Buena Vista
Materials Wood, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 20.1 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17.540

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