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Object Number 14-5-10/A1288
Display Title Fire drill & hearth tied together
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, wood, worked sticks, tied with fiber on both ends
Classification
  • Worked Wood
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / <County> / <City> / Cliff House 3
Intrasite Room 8
Additional Geographic Terms Monument Valley
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm (8 7/8 x 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object A1288
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Alfred Vincent Kidder (1914)
Provenance Samuel J. Guernsey (1914)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1914)

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