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Object Number
88-51-10/50353
Display Title
Curved bone tool with single groove and perforation.
Descriptions
Object Description
Curved bone tool with single groove and perforation.
Inventory Description
Knife, perforated bone handle, drill indents 1 side, metal blade, worn
Classification
- Knife
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, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 14.9 x 2.6 x 0.9 cm (5 7/8 x 1 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
#1: 50353; 89281, 1076, Ooglaamie, P.H. Ray, U.S.A / Feb. 16th 1883; #2: 50353,
Provenance
Collector
Lt. P. H. Ray
(1883)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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