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Fiber and Buffalo hair fragments
Fiber and Buffalo hair fragments
Object Number 36-46-10/6100.3
Display Title Fiber and Buffalo hair fragments
Descriptions
Object Description Fiber and Buffalo hair fragments
Inventory Description Organic, fiber, corded, buffalo hair
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle Mississippian
  • Muskogean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oklahoma / Le Flore County / <City> / Great Temple Mound
Additional Geographic Terms Fort Smith, 16 miles south of; Valley of Arkansas River, in; Spiro, near
Materials Fiber, Hair
Dimensions Overall: 4.3 x 0.8 x 0.3 cm (1 11/16 x 5/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 36-46-10/6100; Buffalo

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