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Painted twig prayer sticks
Painted twig prayer sticks
Object Number 28-3-10/97150.1
Display Title Painted twig prayer sticks
Descriptions
Inventory Description Worked sticks, cylindrical, pigment bands, perf 1 end, 1 with feather fragment
Classification
  • Worked Wood
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Grant County
Additional Geographic Terms Steamboat Canyon; Bear Creek, tributary to; Gila River Drainage
Materials Wood, Pigment, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm (7 1/2 x 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 97150
Provenance
Collector Cornelius Burton (Burt) Cosgrove Sr.
Collector Harriet S. Cosgrove
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition

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