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Object Number 94-34-30/54396
Display Title Perforator made from nail
Descriptions
Inventory Description Needle made from metal nail withend hammered flat, no eye
Classification
  • Needle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yahgan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile
Additional Geographic Terms Straits of Magellan
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 6.4 x 0.6 x 0.2 cm (2 1/2 x 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 54396

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