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Women's beads made from wing bones of swan, strung on a leather strap
Women's beads made from wing bones of swan, strung on a leather strap
Object Number 34-114-10/3930
Display Title Women's beads made from wing bones of swan, strung on a leather strap
Descriptions
Object Description Women's beads made from wing bones of swan, strung on a leather strap; also used as a medium of exchange.
Inventory Description Beads, tubular bone beads strung on white buckskin thong
Classification
  • Bead
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Pyramid Lake
Materials Bone, Buckskin, Swan bone
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 1 x 0.9 cm (1 13/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 10
Label on object 34-114-10/3930
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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