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Object Number 15-23-10/86096
Display Title Mouth piece for skin float
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, ivory, utilized, plug, spool shaped, hollow, grooved midsection
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: 4.5 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86096
Provenance
Provenance Dunbar Lockwood (1913-1914)

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Utilized ivory
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Utilized ivory
Old Hut Site
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Utilized ivory
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Raw Material
Worked Wood
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