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Object Number
15-36-10/86329
Display Title
Root digger of service berry wood with handle of birch wood.
Descriptions
Object Description
Root digger of service berry wood. Handle of birch wood.
Inventory Description
Root digger, tapering ends, notched with red pigment decorations, socketed handle
Classification
- Agricultural
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1915
Culture
- Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Wood Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 71 x 3 x 2.4 cm (27 15/16 x 1 3/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
15-36-10/86329
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller
James A. Teit
(?)
Collector
James A. Teit
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