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Object Number
88-51-10/50707
Display Title
Wooden wedge
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden wedge
Inventory Description
Wedge, carved wood, twisted rawhide strip wrapped around blunt end
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Salish?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Washington
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 30.6 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm (12 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
88-51-10/50707 & [73288]
Provenance
Collector
George Catlin
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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