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Image Not Available for Fibers of plant called wiha used to make string
Fibers of plant called wiha used to make string
Image Not Available for Fibers of plant called wiha used to make string
Object Number 34-114-10/3948
Display Title Fibers of plant called wiha used to make string
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Wiha
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Walker Lake
Materials Vegetable fiber
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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Sack made of sagebrush bark with handle of string (wiha).
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Bag
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Beads strung on native string; used by shamans.
34-114-10/3943 Beads strung on native string; used by shamans.
Bead
Nevada
18 feet of string, two sizes
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Ropes
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34-114-10/3921 Greasewood needle with string
Needle
Nevada
Ornament, bundle of dark brown plant fibers
2004.1.645 Ornament, bundle of dark brown plant fibers
Ornament
Gilbert Islands
Image Not Available for Oukwane scraping sansevieria fibers to make a cord
2001.29.20409 Oukwane scraping sansevieria fibers to make a cord
/Gau /U Pan
Image Not Available for Oukwane scraping sansevieria fibers to make a cord
2001.29.20408 Oukwane scraping sansevieria fibers to make a cord
/Gau /U Pan
Image Not Available for Oukwane stripping sansevieria fibers to make cord
2001.29.20405 Oukwane stripping sansevieria fibers to make cord
/Gau /U Pan
Image Not Available for Oukwane stripping sansevieria fibers to make cord
2001.29.20404 Oukwane stripping sansevieria fibers to make cord
/Gau /U Pan
Image Not Available for Oukwane scraping sansevieria fibers to make a cord
2001.29.26923 Oukwane scraping sansevieria fibers to make a cord
/Gau /U Pan
Image Not Available for Oukwane scraping sansevieria fibers to make a cord (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.26925 Oukwane scraping sansevieria fibers to make a cord (print is a cropped image)
/Gau /U Pan
Image Not Available for Oukwane scraping sansevieria fibers to make a cord (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.26924 Oukwane scraping sansevieria fibers to make a cord (print is a cropped image)
/Gau /U Pan