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Object Number
05-7-10/64777
Display Title
Purse
Descriptions
Object Description
'Money' box of antler. Elk Horn Purse. See Authorities File for more detailed discussion.
Inventory Description
Box, worked antler, tubular, curved, plain, slit opening at top
Classification
- Box
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hupa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Materials
Antler, Elk antler
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 3.7 x 4 cm (6 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64777
Provenance
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(prior to 1905)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(1905)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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for Photograph
| 2004.24.34262 | Photograph |
California
| ||
| 10-21-10/76595 | Elk horn purse |
Box
|
Humboldt County
| |
| 97-9-10/49848 | Elkhorn money box |
Box
|
California
| |
| 05-7-10/64916 | Elk horn money box |
Box
|
Oregon
| |
| 10-21-10/76620 | Elkhorn purse |
Box
|
California
| |
| 10-21-10/76594 | Elk horn purse |
Box
|
California
| |
| 88-51-10/50714 | Elkhorn money box and six pieces of money (dentalium) |
Box
|
California
| |
| 10-21-10/76621 | Deer horn purse |
Box
|
California
| |
| 06-5-10/66948 | Dentalium |
Currency
Hat |
California
| |
| 94-57-10/R610 | Dentalium or "money box" made of antler and ornamented with incised lines |
Container
|
Oregon
California | |
| 08-4-10/73351 | Money box |
Box
|
California
| |
| 09-8-10/75458 | Money box |
Box
|
California
|