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Sinew from neck of buffalo; used for thread, etc.
Image Not Available for Sinew from neck of buffalo; used for thread, etc.
Object Number 74-25-10/7882
Display Title Sinew from neck of buffalo; used for thread, etc.
Descriptions
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Provenance
Collector Gen. H. A. Morrow (? - 1874)
Donor Gen. H. A. Morrow (? - 1874)

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