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'Dance rock' and tule case for same
'Dance rock' and tule case for same
Object Number 08-4-10/73328.1
Display Title 'Dance rock' and tule case for same
Descriptions
Object Description Ceremonial blade used in the White Deerskin Dance
Inventory Description Biface, chipped stone, obsidian, ovate, 1 side smooth, chipped
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Upper Klamath River
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 26.2 x 9.3 x 3.3 cm (10 5/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73328 & 08-4-10/73328.1
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1908)
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman
Donor Donated by Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow

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