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Object Number 99-11-10/52388
Display Title Bone skin scraper
Descriptions
Inventory Description Semilunar bone tool, perforated, sinew strap
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials Bone, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 6.4 x 9.2 x 0.7 cm (2 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52388
Provenance
Collector Capt. Miner Bruce (?)
Donor Capt. Miner Bruce (1899)

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