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Paint brush. Constructed from a deer tail sewn in buckskin to form handle.
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Object Number 15-36-10/86431
Display Title Paint brush. Constructed from a deer tail sewn in buckskin to form handle.
Descriptions
Object Description Paint brush. Constructed from a deer tail sewn in buckskin to form handle
Inventory Description Brush, deertail end attached to buckskin handle with fiber cord.
Classification
  • Brush
  • Shaft, modified
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm (7 5/16 x 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86431
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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