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1929.10.5

Rasp with scraper of bone.

1929.10.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Rasp with scraper of bone.
Long description
Rasp a rounded stick notched on one side and coloured red. At the lower end it has a piece cut out to support the carrying loop. [HLR]
Geographical reference
Mexico
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Mexico
Northern Mexico
Cultural groups
Cochiti
Person
Maker Ignacita Suina
Field collector Ignatia Suiana
PRM source Helen Heffron Roberts
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1929
Date collected
July 1929
Acquisition information
Donated: 1929
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Deer Bone Animal, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Notched, Process Stained
Dimensions
Width: max 92 mm, Length: max 396 mm stick, Length: max 147 mm scapula
Object numbers
Accession number: 1929.10.5

Search terms: Music, Religion, Musical Instrument, Amulet, Rasp

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