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Object Number 21-14-10/87672
Display Title Saw
Descriptions
Inventory Description Saw, carved bone handle, serrated metal blade secured with metal studs
Classification
  • Mechanical
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Copper Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Materials Bone, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 3.6 x 0.8 cm (8 11/16 x 1 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87672
Provenance
Provenance Alfred H. Anderson (1920-1921)

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