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Object Number
18-8-10/87291
Display Title
Iron pyrites for fire making
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, pyrite, 2 unworked pieces
Classification
- Mineral
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
Materials
Pyrite
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 2.7 x 2.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
87291
Provenance
Provenance
Ellen Paine Huling
(1905-1909)
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Holmul
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North America
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| 2004.24.3134 | Hands illustrating Eskimo method of fire-making with pyrites |
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Raw Material
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Raw Material
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Image Not Available
for Stone and iron pyrites plaque or mirror
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