Corn Husking Peg

70-9-245

From: United States of America | Virginia | King William County (Virginia) | Pamunkey Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-9-245
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pamunkey
Provenience United States of America | Virginia | King William County (Virginia) | Pamunkey Reservation
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Creator Paul Miles
Section American
Materials Wood | Leather
Description

Made by Paul Miles, Pamunkey. Collected on June trip, 1940. Each peg is made of a wooden splint with two notches cut about an inch apart in the middle. A leather thong is loosely looped from one notch to the next.

Length 12.6 cm
Width 1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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