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Image Not Available for Bone point for blubber hook
Bone point for blubber hook
Image Not Available for Bone point for blubber hook
Object Number 99-11-10/52391
Display Title Bone point for blubber hook
Descriptions
Object Description Bone point for blubber hook
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tikigagmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Point Hope
Provenance
Collector Capt. Miner Bruce (?)
Donor Capt. Miner Bruce (1899)

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