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Object Number
35-78-10/5004
Display Title
Head scratcher, used at time of child birth and during menstrual observances.
Descriptions
Object Description
Head scratcher, used by women and men at time of child birth and by girls during menstrual observances.
Inventory Description
Tool, unclassified, carved wood stick, one end worked to point, other rounded kn
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Tom Stone
(05/15/1935)
Culture
- Fish Springs Band
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
Owens River Valley
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 17.2 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm (6 3/4 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-78-10/5004
Provenance
Collector
Julian H. Steward
(05/15/1935)
Seller
Julian H. Steward
(1935)
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