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Object Number 15-23-10/86073
Display Title Ivory ice creepers
Descriptions
Inventory Description Crampons, ice creepers, carved ivory, serrated bottom, perforated for lashing
Classification
  • Utilized ivory
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Asiatic Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island / Old Hut Site
Additional Geographic Terms St. Lawrence Island
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 10.7 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm (4 3/16 x 1 3/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 15-23-10/86073
Provenance
Provenance Dunbar Lockwood (1913-1914)

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