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Object Number 08-1-10/73778
Display Title Wooden toggle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Toggle, carved wood, 1 side burnt, highly worn
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / Labrador
Additional Geographic Terms Komaktorvik; Nachvak Bay
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 5.8 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm (2 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73778
Provenance
Provenance Dr. John Bryant (1908)

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