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Object Number
93-1-10/49948
Display Title
Nephrite reamer
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Drill, ground stone bit, carved bone tip hafted to wood shaft, lashed w/ leather
Classification
- Drill
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Nephrite, Bone, Wood, Leather, Antler
Dimensions
Overall: 36.4 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm (14 5/16 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49948
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
Donor
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(01/01/1893)
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