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Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Previous owner
Sherman Taylor, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Scarifier (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Animal bone, cordage
Techniques
Carved, bent, wrapped
Dimensions
6.5 x 5.3 cm
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Native Term
tsunuga
Place
Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA (inferred)
Date created
circa 1900
Collection History
Collected from Sherman Taylor (Eastern Band of Cherokee) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.