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Object Number 21-14-10/87681
Display Title Scraper or flesher, Copper Eskimo. 31x7.5x4 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description Scraper or flesher, Copper Eskimo. 31x7.5x4 cm.
Inventory Description Scraper, elongated, rectangular end with curved notch
Classification
  • Scraper
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Copper Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Nunavut
Additional Geographic Terms N. Canada, Coronation Gulf, McKenzie River Region, between Coppermine River and King William's Land
Materials Antler Copper
Dimensions Overall: 30.6 x 5.5 x 2.7 cm (12 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87681
Provenance
Collector Alfred H. Anderson (1920-1921)
Seller Unknown (1921)

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