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Object Number
21-14-10/97884
Display Title
Piece of file
Descriptions
Inventory Description
File, fragment, metal, flat endpiece, 1 end tapered to blunt point, 1 end broken
Classification
- Mechanical
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Copper Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Nunavut
Additional Geographic Terms
Coppermine River and King Williams Island, between
Materials
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 2.4 x 0.4 cm (2 1/4 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
97884
Provenance
Collector
Alfred H. Anderson
(1920-1921)
Donor
Alfred H. Anderson
(1921)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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