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Shoshone bone needle used to weave mats.
Shoshone bone needle used to weave mats.
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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