Shaman's biface/Blade (Image withheld)

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Culture/People: Pomo
Collector: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Seller: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948

Collection History: Collected by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Grace Nicholson in 1916.
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Place: Central California; California; USA (inferred)

See related items: Pomo; Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/6471
Barcode: 056471.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects

Object Name: Shaman's biface/Blade (Image withheld)
Media/Materials: Obsidian
Techniques: Flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b07abc5f-f90b-481d-baac-93eb0a330470

Record ID: NMAI_60922