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Object Number 34-114-10/3921
Display Title Greasewood needle with string
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Wiha
Inventory Description Needle, perforated wood stick, 1 end pointed, twined vegetable fiber string
Classification
  • Needle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Pyramid Lake
Dimensions Overall: 10.3 x 0.4 x 0.5 cm (4 1/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-114-10/3921
Provenance
Collector Willard Zerbe Park (07/09/1934-09/07/1934)
Intermediary Willard Zerbe Park (08/23/1934-12/14/1934)

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