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Object Number 76-20-10/10085
Display Title Necklace (seed pods of cotton wood)
Descriptions
Object Description Necklace (seed pods of cotton wood)
Inventory Description Ornament, dissembled, flowered/striped cotton cloth, seeds, patch of fur, threa
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mohave
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 13 x 2.1 cm (6 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1 box
Label on object 76-20-10/10085 & POISON & 10085\Necklace of\ seed pods of\Cotton Wood\ Mojave In
Provenance
Collector Dr. Edward Palmer (March 1876 - 1876)
Collector Peabody Museum Expedition (March 1876 - 1876)

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