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Object Number 18-8-10/87290
Display Title Bone hook
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, antler or ivory, miniature harpoon?, incised cross-hatch design
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Dimensions Overall: 15.4 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm (6 1/16 x 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87290
Provenance
Provenance Ellen Paine Huling (1905-1909)

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