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Object Number
98-18-10/52003
Display Title
Toilet comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Comb, carved bone, 1 small circular perforation
Classification
- Comb
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: 5.1 x 5 x 0.4 cm (2 x 1 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
52003
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Miner Bruce
(?)
Donor
Capt. Miner Bruce
(1898)
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