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Object Number
15-27-10/97924
Display Title
Field braker for preparing ground for corn
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Wooden stick, carved, blunt one end, straight shaft, carved blade other end.
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mandan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 98.5 x 4.5 x 6 cm (38 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
97924, Mandan Indians field breaker
Provenance
Collector
George F. Will
(1914)
Donor
George F. Will
(1915)
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