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Object Number 98-18-10/51999
Display Title Swivel
Descriptions
Object Description Swivel. 2 pieces.
Inventory Description Worked bone, one perforated square piece with perforated, knobbed handle through
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 4 x 4.3 x 1.3 cm (1 9/16 x 1 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 51999 & 86
Provenance
Collector Capt. Miner Bruce (?)
Donor Capt. Miner Bruce (1898)

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