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Object Number 04-28-10/63489
Display Title Antler wedge for splitting logs, etc.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wedge, antler, 1 end worked to a wedge
Classification
  • Woodworking
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yurok
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Klamath River
Materials Antler
Dimensions Overall: 20.7 x 5.8 x 4.9 cm (8 1/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63489
Provenance
Provenance Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley (1904)
Collector Dr. P. M. Jones

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