Duck Decoys

• Culture/People:

  probably Middle Desert ArchaiTradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)

• Object name:

  Decoy

• Date created:

  400 BC-AD 100

• Place:

  Lovelock Cave; Churchill County; Nevada; USA

• Media/Materials:

  Tule rush, feather/feathers, cordage, paint

• Techniques:

  Folded, wrapped, tied, painted

• Collection History/Provenance:

  Collected or excavated by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) in 1924 during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.

• Dimensions:

  29 x 13 x 16.5 cm

Copy and images from the National Museum of the American Indian.