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Object Number 34-114-10/3977
Display Title Ball and pin boy's game.
Descriptions
Object Description Ball and pin game. Pin is made of greasewood. Ball is a cattail. Sinew string. Ball: 6x3x3.5 cm. Pin: 18x1x1 cm.
Inventory Description Game
Classification
  • Game
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Honey Lake
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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