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Pine gum, in original package
Pine gum, in original package
Object Number 77-23-10/12108
Display Title Pine gum, in original package
Descriptions
Object Description Pine gum, in original package
Inventory Description Pitch wrapped in pine bark with fiber
Classification
  • Pitch
Department Ethnographic
Date c. 1877
Culture
  • Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Utah
Additional Geographic Terms Utah, southern
Materials Bark, Pitch, Vegetable fiber, Resin, Pine
Dimensions Overall: 43 x 26 x 12 cm (16 15/16 x 10 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Dr. Edward Palmer (01/01/1877-10/01/1877)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (10/01/1877)

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