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Root digger of caribou antler.
Root digger of caribou antler.
Object Number 15-36-10/86328
Display Title Root digger of caribou antler.
Descriptions
Object Description Root digger of caribou antler.
Inventory Description Root digger, antler, T-shaped handle, irregular curving shaft
Classification
  • Agricultural
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Antler
Dimensions Overall: 62.8 x 4.7 x 22 cm (24 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86328
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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