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Object Number
985-27-10/59520
Display Title
Wood board for chopping tobacco
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux wood board for chopping tobacco. Decorated w/ brass tacks. A round central circle and 2 rows forming crosses at the corners. Painted red and yellow. 33.4x35.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Board, pattern of brass tacks, yellow and red pigment, leather strap
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Brass, Leather, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 35.5 x 33.5 x 1.7 cm (14 x 13 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59520, 34354
Provenance
Owner
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930-1985)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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