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Object Number
35-78-10/5017
Display Title
Fire hearth of Artemisia tridentata (sage brush)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fire drill base, carved rectangular wooden block, 2 drill holes at bottom center
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Renie Bill
(04/01/1935-09/30/1935)
Culture
- Shoshone
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nevada
/
Elko County
/
Elko
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 7.5 x 3.4 cm (11 7/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-78-10/5017
Provenance
Collector
Julian H. Steward
(04/01/1935-09/30/1935)
Intermediary
Julian H. Steward
(07/01/1935-10/01/1935)
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