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Object Number
985-27-10/60114
Display Title
Shoshone bone needle used to weave mats.
Descriptions
Object Description
Shoshone bone needle used to weave mats. Wide flat shape, slightly curved. Dull paint on one end. Carved on other. Incised dots. 18.1x1.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Needle, worked bone, 1 end rounded/perforated resembling skull, other end poin
Classification
- Needle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Shoshone
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 1.6 x 0.2 cm (7 1/16 x 5/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60114 & 24771
Provenance
Collector
William Wildschut
(01/01/1919? - 01/01/1929)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(01/01/1929 - 01/01/1985)
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