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Object Number 29-26-10/98389
Display Title Ivory thimble
Descriptions
Inventory Description Thimble, incised and punctate design
Classification
  • Textileworking
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 1.6 x 2 x 0.3 cm (5/8 x 13/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98389
Provenance
Collector Mr. George F. Willey (1906-1907 - 1929)

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