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Hair brushes
Object Number 25-4-10/A6080
Display Title Hair brushes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, fiber, bundle wrapped in soft woven twine
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / <County> / <City> / Site 25
Intrasite Cave
Additional Geographic Terms Navajo Reservation; Chinle Wash; Rock Point, 10 miles below; Cave in north wall
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm (3 1/4 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Provenance Noel Morss (1925)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1925)

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