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Object Number 76-20-10/9425
Display Title Torch used when burning brush
Descriptions
Inventory Description Torch, bundle of shredded bark
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Date c. 1875
Culture
  • Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Utah
Additional Geographic Terms Utah, South
Dimensions Overall: 75 x 9 x 3 cm (29 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Dr. Edward Palmer (01/01/1875)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (02/14/1876)

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