Tongs

Museum number:
2-33926
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Accession number:
Acc.1632
Description:
Debarked, smoothed forked tree branch.
Donor:
American Indian Film Project
Collection place:
Blackfeet Reservation, Montana
Verbatim coll. place:
Montana; Blackfeet Reservation; Browning
Culture or time period:
Blackfoot of US
Maker or artist:
Clay Denman
Collector:
American Indian Film Project
Collection date:
1962
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1962
Context of use:
Used to transfer live coals from fire to altar. This specimen made by Clay Denman (anthro.) under supervision of a Blackfoot Indian. For similar tongs made by Blackfeet, cf. 2-33904-10.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 87 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tongs, accession number 2-33926, described as Debarked, smoothed forked tree branch.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tongs, accession number 2-33926, described as Debarked, smoothed forked tree branch.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tongs, accession number 2-33926, described as Debarked, smoothed forked tree branch.

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