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Object Number 05-19-10/64739
Display Title Carrying strap, long cords go in loops at end
Descriptions
Indigenous Term mik-wa-fo-an or pik-gun
Object Description Carrying strap, long cords go in loops at end. mik-wa-fo-an said to have come from Ojibwa at Southhampton, Ont.
Inventory Description Strap, woven wool yarn, multicolored zigzag design, loop at each end
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Ontario
Additional Geographic Terms Sarnia, near
Materials Wool yarn
Dimensions Overall: 81.2 x 4.2 x 0.7 cm (31 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64739
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (04/01/1905)
Dealer Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1905)

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