Decoy

National Museum of the American Indian

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
13/4513
Barcode
134513.002
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Decoy
Media/Materials
Tule rush, cattail, cordage
Techniques
Folded, twisted, tied, wrapped
Dimensions
33 x 12 x 17 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
National Museum of the American Indian
Record ID
NMAI_144559
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68f321353-eb2c-4a00-b5a5-4d4e7f889382
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