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Object Number 17-20-10/87226
Display Title Bone or antler bodkin
Descriptions
Inventory Description Needle, carved antler, blunt point 1 end, no eye
Classification
  • Needle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Materials Antler
Dimensions Overall: 15.1 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm (5 15/16 x 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87226
Provenance
Provenance Prof. Leslie A. Lee (1887-1891)

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