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Woodchuck skin
Object Number 29-19-10/98442
Display Title Woodchuck skin
Descriptions
Inventory Description Skin, one piece hide with fur, one piece without
Classification
  • Skin
Department Ethnographic
Artist Will West Long
Culture
  • Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Carolina / Jackson County
North America / United States / North Carolina / Swain County
Additional Geographic Terms Cherokee Reservation; Big Cove Community
Materials Hide, Fur
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 14 x 9 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 98442
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (1929 - 1929)

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