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Back rest
Object Number 28-12-10/98285
Display Title Back rest
Descriptions
Inventory Description Back rest, round wooden slats tied together in triangular form, painted
Classification
  • Backrest
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cheyenne?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Wood, Twine
Dimensions Overall: 89 x 11 x 16 cm (35 1/16 x 4 5/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98285
Provenance
Collector Unknown (? - 1928)

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