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Object Number
23-7-10/A5814
Display Title
Wooden tongs
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, tool, stick, split, tied with sinew
Classification
- Tool
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Kiet Siel
Intrasite
Roof timbers of house
Additional Geographic Terms
Marsh Pass; Tsegi Canyon
Materials
Wood, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 48 x 3 x 2 cm (18 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
A5814, 116
Provenance
Provenance
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1923)
Provenance
Helen Atkins Claflin
(1923)
Provenance
Dr. Alfred Vincent Kidder
(1923)
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