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Object Number
06-60-20/C3944
Display Title
Tally sticks
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Unclassified tools, wooden stick, notched and incised, some squared
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Yucatan
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 42 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm (16 9/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
C\3944 & Jose & Francito & Leandro
Provenance
Collector
Edward Herbert Thompson
(1906)
Donor
Donated by
Edward Herbert Thompson
(1906)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |
| 21-28-50/B2813 | Tally stick |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
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Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 21-28-50/B2812 | Tally stick |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
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Tools
Raw Material |
Brazil
| |
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Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 04-19-70/63276 | Tally stick (sukat) |
Carving
|
Borneo
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Tools
|
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
Nyasaland
| |
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|
Namibia
Botswana | |
| 25-46-70/D2432 | Pointed sticks |
Tools
|
Drysdale River
Western Australia |