Scratching stick

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Culture/People: Yurok
Collector: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Previous owner: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Seller: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928

Collection History: Collected by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI in 1923 from Grace Nicholson using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place: Northern California; California; USA (inferred)

See related items: Yurok; Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/2640
Barcode: 122640.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Scratching stick
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c0039c03-b0cd-47fc-a4b2-d6c4815927bd

Record ID: NMAI_132030