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Object Number
985-27-10/59469
Display Title
Sioux pemmican masher. Fixed stone head. Wood handle covered w/ rawhide. Three q
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux pemmican masher. Fixed stone head. Wood handle covered w/ rawhide. Three quarter's of head covered w/ rawhide. 24.5x7.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Beater, oval stone and wood handle covered with leather
Classification
- Beater
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Stone, Leather, Wood, Rawhide
Dimensions
Overall: 25 x 8 x 6.5 cm (9 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59469
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Rosenblatt
(1919)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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