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Object Number
05-19-10/64725
Display Title
Mat needles
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Shmuk-wai-i
Object Description
Mat needles. Used in making flag mats (cattail flags). Old.
Inventory Description
Needles, curved pointed flat bone, perforated near center, polished
Classification
- Needle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900
Culture
- Potawatomi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Michigan
/
Cass County
/
Dowagiac
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 1.7 x 0.3 cm (9 5/8 x 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
64725
Provenance
Owner
Margaret Bushman
(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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