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Object Number
88-51-10/48043
Display Title
Louse catcher
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Unclassified accessory, 2 flat wood slats, perforated, connected w/ cotton twine
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms
Zuni Pueblo
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 1.1 x 0.2 cm (3 7/8 x 7/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48043 & [41900]
Provenance
Collector
Col. James Stevenson
(1881)
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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