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Object Number
985-27-10/60435
Display Title
Woodstick. Possibly a Pipe Tamper
Descriptions
Object Description
Woodstick. Possibly a ceremonial object and probably Sioux. Stick w/ block carved at end and remnants of red dyed quill wrapping at center. Slightly sharpened bottom. 51x0.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Carved wood shaft, rectangular section, remnant of wrapped quill
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Porcupine quill, Quill, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 51 x 1.1 x 1.8 cm (20 1/16 x 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60435, 24907
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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