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Engraving of "hunting score," bone.
Engraving of "hunting score," bone.
Object Number 94-57-10/R144
Display Title Engraving of "hunting score," bone.
Descriptions
Object Description Engraving of "hunting score," bone.
Inventory Description Engraving, flat bone, engraved and black pigmented hunting scene on both sides
Classification
  • Art 3-D
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1894
Culture
  • Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / North Slope Burough / Point Barrow
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 3.1 x 0.5 cm (11 7/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R144
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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