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Object Number 15-23-10/86098
Display Title Tooth (seal) ?
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, animal tooth, possibly seal
Classification
  • Utilized bone
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 Tooth
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm (1 3/8 x 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86098
Provenance
Provenance Dunbar Lockwood (1913-1914)

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