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Object Number 17-9-10/86987
Display Title Pemmican maul
Descriptions
Object Description Perumican maul
Inventory Description Maul, oval shaped stone, flat on one end, head and handle covered with leather
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nebraska
Additional Geographic Terms Pine Ridge Agency
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 8.5 x 7 cm (9 13/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86987
Provenance
Collector Rev. Winfred Rhoades (1897-1899 - 1917)

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