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Object Number 97-17-10/51161
Display Title Iron belaying pin
Descriptions
Inventory Description Iron tool, large, rounded shaft, with discoidal ring attached, flattened end, br
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / <County> / Hebron
Intrasite Grave
Additional Geographic Terms Serelak Island
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 29.2 x 4.9 x 4.6 cm (11 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51161
Provenance
Provenance Jewell D. Sornborger (1897)

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