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Cast: memory aid, form of pictographic writing of a song
Object Number 71-7-10/2841
Display Title Cast: memory aid, form of pictographic writing of a song
Descriptions
Object Description Cast/ Song; engraved on wood made by Winnebagues. Cast: memory aid, form of pictographic writing of a song
Inventory Description Cast, plaster, incised pictograph design, flat, rectangular, pointed 1 end, chip
Classification
  • Casting
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Winnebago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Plaster, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 48.8 x 7.1 x 1.5 cm (19 3/16 x 2 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2841
Provenance
Collector Dr. Eliot H. Davis (1871)

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