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Object Number 15-23-10/86078
Display Title Ice pick
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ice pick, carved ivory, perforated, cutout at butt end
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: 22.5 x 2.8 x 2 cm (8 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86078
Provenance
Provenance Dunbar Lockwood (1913-1914)

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