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Object Number
77-23-10/12135
Display Title
Wooden tongs
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, worked, split and tied with fiber at one end
Classification
- Worked Wood
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Hopi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Utah
/
Kane County
/
<City>
/
Cave
Additional Geographic Terms
Johnson Canyon
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 27.2 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm (10 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
12.135
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Edward Palmer
(1877)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(April, 1877)
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