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Fish effigy, bone
Object Number 94-57-10/R221
Display Title Fish effigy, bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved bone fish ornament, perforated
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Adornment
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Coast
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 2.6 x 0.8 cm (3 1/2 x 1 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 94-57-10/R221
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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