Bone, pointed ends; ridge running length of pin on both sides; incised lines at 90 degrees to length of pin at both ends. Possibly counter sticks for card game
Donor:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection place:
Pekwan (historic village), Klamath River, Humboldt County
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Humboldt; Pekwan
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber and Jim
Collection date:
May 1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hairpins (hair accessories) and Hairpins (pins)
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
10 centimeters and 1.2 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: "15-8666" Published: "AAE XXIV 7, pl 119 g
Loans:
S1987-1988 #36: Mills College (March 11, 1988–May 23, 1988)