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Bobs
Object Number 07-8-10/75286
Display Title Bobs
Descriptions
Inventory Description Floats, 3, wood w/ 4 metal spikes and loop at 1 end, 1 perf'd, 1 w/ bone fragmen
Classification
  • Float
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / North Slope Burough
Intrasite Surface find
Additional Geographic Terms Shore between Flaxman Island and Colville River
Materials Wood, Metal, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 29.3 x 6.6 x 6.5 cm (11 9/16 x 2 5/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 75286
Provenance
Collector Prof. Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1907)
Expedition Anglo-American Polar Expedition (1907)

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