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Object Number 985-27-10/59074
Display Title Weaving batten (beater) made from wood. 92.4x5.9 cm.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Batten, carved wood, long with rounded ends, chipped at center
Classification
  • Batten
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 92.4 x 5.9 cm (36 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59074; 34165
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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