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Black slate birdstone
Black slate birdstone
Object Number 33-25-10/1392
Display Title Black slate birdstone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornamental effigy object
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Tennessee / Stewart County
Additional Geographic Terms near Cumberland City
Dimensions Overall: 4 × 17 × 2.4 cm (1 9/16 × 6 11/16 × 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-25-10/1392
Provenance
Provenance Mary Cabot Wheelwright (1933)

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