Decoy

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Date created: 1900-1920

Culture/People: Northern Paiute (Paviotso)
Previous owner: Sam Dick, Northern Paiute (Paviotso)
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Sam Dick (Northern Paiute) in 1924 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Stillwater, Fallon Reservation (Stillwater Reservation); Churchill County; Nevada; USA

See related items: Northern Paiute (Paviotso); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, California & Great Basin

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/4190
Barcode: 134190.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Indigenous Term: pu hu tu'a

Object Name: Decoy
Media/Materials: Tule rush, duck skin/skins, duck feather/feathers, cordage
Techniques: Folded, twined, wrapped
Dimensions: 37 x 15 x 18 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63b547e99-72f9-443f-9a29-36e6a9f9b582

Record ID: NMAI_144237