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Chisel of green stone.
Object Number 15-36-10/86352
Display Title Chisel of green stone.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, greenstone, smooth on one side, rough on the other, amorphous
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14.2 x 7.1 x 2.4 cm (5 9/16 x 2 13/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15-36-10/86352
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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