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Medicine pounder
Object Number 04-15-10/62989
Display Title Medicine pounder
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bowl, hollowed log with 2 carved handles at end resembling bird
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1904
Culture
  • Winnebago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 19.5 x 61 x 23 cm (7 11/16 x 24 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62989
Provenance
Provenance Unknown (1903)

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