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Incense/smudging material

Object Details

Collection History
Formerly in the collection of David Williams Yeaman (1950-1997); donated to NMAI in 2000 by David Williams Yeaman's siblings, Alice Banks Yeaman and John Pannill Yeaman (1944-2015).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
North America
Previous owner
David Williams Yeaman (David W. Yeaman), Non-Indian, 1950-1997
Donor
John P. Yeaman (John Pannill Yeaman), Non-Indian, 1944-2015
Alice Banks Yeaman, Non-Indian
Date created
circa 1995
Object Name
Incense/smudging material
Media/Materials
Sweetgrass
Techniques
Dried, braided
Dimensions
66 x 3 cm
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
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