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Object Number 08-4-10/73221.2
Display Title Net sinker
Descriptions
Object Description Net sinker.
Inventory Description Sinker, ground stone disc, perforated near one edge, worn
Classification
  • Sinker
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yurok
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.8 x 8.1 x 1.6 cm (3 1/16 x 3 3/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73221
Provenance
Provenance Grace A. Nicholson (1908)
Provenance Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1908)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow

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