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Object Number 76-20-10/10115
Display Title Clay used in ornamenting the person
Descriptions
Inventory Description Clay chunks
Classification
  • Clay
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mohave
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Clay
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 2.9 x 5.1 cm (2 11/16 x 1 1/8 x 2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 10.115.
Provenance
Collector Dr. Edward Palmer (3/1876 - 1876)
Collector Peabody Museum Expedition (3/1876 - 1876)

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