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Object Number
15-36-10/86371
Display Title
Awl of penis bone of grizzly bear.
Descriptions
Object Description
Awl of penis bone of grizzly bear.
Inventory Description
Awl, carved bone, tapered to point at one end, bulbous at the other, worn.
Classification
- Awl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1915
Culture
- Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 14.8 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm (5 13/16 x 5/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
86371
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller
James A. Teit
(?)
Collector
James A. Teit
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