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Object Number
14-27-10/85839
Display Title
Etched bone implement for spreading hide band
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved bone, rectangular, perforated, incised design, 1 side flat
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gitksan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
<County>
/
Kishgagass Village
Additional Geographic Terms
Babine River
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.1 x 1.8 x 0.5 cm (3 9/16 x 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
85839
Provenance
Collector
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(?)
Donor
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(1914)
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