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Object Number
34-114-10/3978
Display Title
Fire drill and hearth
Descriptions
Object Description
Fire drill and hearth. Possibly muscial instrument for bear dance, notched stick.
Inventory Description
Fire drill and hearth, carved wood, rectangular hearth, drill, 2 sticks joined w
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
Honey Lake
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 28.4 x 3.9 x 1.8 cm (11 3/16 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
34-114-10/3978 & 34-144-10/3978
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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