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Ivory net sinker
Object Number 15-23-10/86090
Display Title Ivory net sinker
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sinker, carved ivory, cylindrical, 2 perforations
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: 6.6 x 6.2 x 3.5 cm (2 5/8 x 2 7/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86090
Provenance
Provenance Dunbar Lockwood (1913-1914)

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