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Object Number 2002.1.1801
Display Title Worked bone or tooth pendant
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sinker, carved ivory?, broken perforation, brown, chipped, flaking
Classification
  • Sinker
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm (1 5/8 x 13/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2002.1.1801 & T2014 & J1

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