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Object Number
05-19-10/64718
Display Title
Muskrat skin stretcher, shish-guh shi-bak-quizn
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Shish-guh shi-bak-quizn
Object Description
Muskrat skin stretcher, shish-guh shi-bak-quizn.
Inventory Description
Skin stretcher, wood stick frame, pieces wired together, 1 corner with barkstrip
Classification
- Fishing and trapping
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Potawatomi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Michigan
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Cass County
/
Dowagiac
Materials
Wood, Bark, Wire
Dimensions
Overall: 50.8 x 27.8 x 1.6 cm (20 x 10 15/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64718 & A
Provenance
Owner
Lewis Toposh
(03/05/1905-03/06/1905)
Collector
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(03/05/1905-03/06/1905)
Dealer
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(01/01/1905)
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