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Trap stick
Object Number 31-63-10/K74
Display Title Trap stick
Descriptions
Object Description Trap stick; carved with human head design, eye doubles as hole
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, carved animal/human heads, fiber cord, blunt point, perfora
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood, Twine, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 27.1 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm (10 11/16 x 1 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 31-63-10/K-74
Provenance
Collector Father of Frederic H. Curtiss (?)
Donor Mrs. Frederic H. Curtiss (1931)
Donor Mr. Frederic H. Curtiss (1931)

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