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Object Number
24-20-10/98057
Display Title
Bird bolas
Descriptions
Object Description
Bird bolas
Inventory Description
Bolas, carved bone weights attached to braided sinew, feather quill handle
Classification
- Raw Material
- Fishing and trapping
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Bone, Feather, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 43 x 11 x 2.9 cm (16 15/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
98057
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
Donor
David Wagstaff
(06/01/1924)
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Raw Material |
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