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Object Number 34-114-10/3976
Display Title Hand game bones, made of deer antler
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tup'
Inventory Description Game, worked antler, 2 plain, 2 center wrapped with pitch covered leather
Classification
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Pyramid Lake
Dimensions Overall: 9.3 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm (3 11/16 x 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 34-114-10/3976
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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