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Shell for scraping and smoothing pottery
Shell for scraping and smoothing pottery
Object Number 08-17-10/73407
Display Title Shell for scraping and smoothing pottery
Descriptions
Indigenous Term nu tcre
Inventory Description Smoother, shell with perforation, buffed outer surface
Classification
  • Mechanical
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Catawba
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Carolina
Additional Geographic Terms Catawba Indian Reservation
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 6.9 x 4.4 x 1.1 cm (2 11/16 x 1 3/4 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73407
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (1907-1908 - 1908)
Donor Unknown (1908)

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