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Object Number
34-114-10/3943
Display Title
Beads strung on native string; used by shamans.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Wiha
Object Description
Beads strung on native string; used by shamans.
Inventory Description
Beads, round and faceted glass 7 ground stone on twisted vegetable fiber cord
Classification
- Bead
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Northern Paiute
- Paviotso
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms
Walker Lake
Materials
Glass, Groundstone, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 0.9 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm (3/8 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
85
Label on object
34-114-10/3943; [34-114-10/3943 & 42 cm. writen on mount board]
Provenance
Owner
Shaman
(Unknown - 07/09/1934-09/07/1934)
Collector
Willard Zerbe Park
(07/09/1934-09/07/1934)
Intermediary
Willard Zerbe Park
(08/23/1934-12/14/1934)
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