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Object Number 10-21-10/76666
Display Title Stone lifter. Stick for taking hot stones from mush.
Descriptions
Object Description Stone lifter. Stick for taking hot stones from mush. 46x7x2.5 cm.
Inventory Description Spoon, twisted wood, bound with fiber, hollow bowl
Classification
  • Spoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wintu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Baird
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 7 cm (18 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1910 (1907?) - 1910)
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1910 - 1910)
Dealer Grace A. Nicholson (1910 (1907?) - 1910)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1910 - 1910)

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