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  • Decoy

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    probably Western Archaic (attributed)

    Expedition

    Mark Raymond Harrington Nevada Expedition (1924-1927)

    Expedition leader

    Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

    Collection History

    Collected or excavated in 1924 during the Mark Raymond Harrington Nevada Expedition, led by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member).

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    Date created

    400 BC–AD 1 (Middle Archaic period)

    Catalog Number

    13/4512

    Barcode

    134512.000

    Object Type

    Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

    Object Name

    Decoy

    Media/Materials

    Tule rush, feather/feathers, cordage, paint

    Techniques

    Folded, wrapped, tied, painted

    Dimensions

    29 x 13 x 16.5 cm

    Place

    Pit 12, Lot 7; Lovelock Cave; Churchill County; Nevada; USA

    See related items

    Western Archaic
    Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

    On View

    NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, California & Great Basin

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b7fc3efc-bba2-492c-9cfe-ea70800806ae

    Record ID

    NMAI_144554

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