Duck decoy head

Museum number:
1-21104
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010021104
Alternate number:
Dump (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.443
Description:
Stuffed "head of Mergus." Paiute name of bird is hubagwe.
Donor:
Llewellyn Lemont Loud
Collection place:
NV-Ch-18 (Lovelock Cave), Churchill County, Nevada
Collector:
Llewellyn Lemont Loud
Collection date:
April 1-August 1, 1912
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Decoys (hunting equipment) and Decoys (objects)
Accession date:
August 24, 1912
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 11.5 grams
Loans:
S1983-1984 #10: Department of Anthropology (University of Washington)/Donald Grayson (May 23, 1985–October 14, 1988)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Duck decoy head, accession number 1-21104, described as Stuffed "head of Mergus." Paiute name of bird is hubagwe.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Duck decoy head, accession number 1-21104, described as Stuffed "head of Mergus." Paiute name of bird is hubagwe.

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