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Object Number
88-51-10/50350
Display Title
Pectolite maul with antler handle
Descriptions
Object Description
Pectolite maul with antler handle
Inventory Description
Hammer or maul, bone or antler handle, triangular perforation, ground stone head
Classification
- Hammer
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
North Slope Burough
Additional Geographic Terms
Point Barrow
Materials
Bone?, Antler?, Stone, Sinew, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 18.6 x 7.2 x 7.9 cm (7 5/16 x 2 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50350, 56634
Provenance
Collector
Lt. P. H. Ray
(1881)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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