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Object Number
34-24-10/3706
Display Title
Block of lava with which vanes of feathers rubbed
Descriptions
Object Description
Block of lava with which vanes of feathers rubbed "so they will stick to the arrow"., part of arrow-making equipment
Inventory Description
Lava fragment, porous, black, rectangular block
Classification
- Lava
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Chemehuevi
- Southern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
La Paz County
/
Parker
Materials
Lava, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 5.8 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-24-10/3706 & 13 & G
Provenance
Owner
Joe Brown
(01/01/1933-01/01/1934)
Collector
Dr. Isabel T. Kelly
(01/01/1933-01/01/1934)
Intermediary
Dr. Isabel T. Kelly
(02/01/1934-06/01/1934)
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