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Object Number
17-20-10/87242
Display Title
Plug for harpoon wounds in seal ?
Descriptions
Object Description
Plug for harpoon wounds in seal?
Inventory Description
Unclassified tool, carved wood, awl shaped, carved handle, worked to point
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 17.4 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm (6 7/8 x 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87242
Provenance
Provenance
Prof. Leslie A. Lee
(1887-1891)
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