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Object Number
35-78-10/5009
Display Title
Digging stick of mountain mahogany--called "podo"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Dunambi, podo
Object Description
Digging stick of mountain mahogany--called "podo": the two ends are used respectivey for roots requiring larger or smaller points; used also for all other digging, such as house pit excavation, irrigation ditches, etc.
Inventory Description
Digging stick, worked pointed end, carved stick bark removed
Classification
- Agricultural
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Stick Frank
(04/01/1935-08/08/1935)
Culture
- Western Shoshone?
- Shoshone
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nevada
/
White Pine County
/
Ely
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Dimensions
Overall: 117.4 x 4.5 x 4 cm (46 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-78-10/5009
Provenance
Collector
Julian H. Steward
(04/01/1935-08/08/1935)
Intermediary
Julian H. Steward
(07/01/1935-10/01/1935)
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