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Cedar bark torches
Object Number 15-11-10/A2214
Display Title Cedar bark torches
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, wood, bark bundles wrapped with fiber, burnt on one end
Classification
  • Wood
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / <City> / Burial Cave
Intrasite General digging
Additional Geographic Terms Marsh Pass; Kin boo koo Canyon
Materials Bark
Dimensions Overall: 16.4 x 3 x 2.6 cm (6 7/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object A2214
Provenance
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1915)
Provenance Samuel J. Guernsey (1915)
Provenance Mr. Robert G. Fuller (1915)

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