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Object Number
23-29-10/98086
Display Title
Bone awl
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Awl, carved bone, knobbed end
Classification
- Awl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- East Greenland Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms
Greenland, Eastern
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.6 x 1 x 0.6 cm (3 3/8 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
98086
Provenance
Provenance
Christian Leden
(1923)
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