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Wood and bone 'paint-pencils'
Wood and bone 'paint-pencils'
Object Number 14-27-10/85857
Display Title Wood and bone 'paint-pencils'
Descriptions
Object Description Wood and bone 'paint-pencils'
Inventory Description Pigmenting tools, bone tubes, red/black pigmented interiors, 1 with wooden penc
Classification
  • Mechanical
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gitksan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / <County> / Kishgagass Village
Additional Geographic Terms Babine River
Materials Bone, Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 16.7 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm (6 9/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 14-27-10/85857
Provenance
Collector Lt. George Thornton Emmons (?)
Donor Lt. George Thornton Emmons (1914)

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