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Ground stone vessel, semilunar, appears varnished
Ground stone vessel, semilunar, appears varnished
Object Number 32-87-10/K206
Display Title Ground stone vessel, semilunar, appears varnished
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone vessel, semilunar, appears varnished
Classification
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 38 cm (3 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object K/206
Provenance
Collector William B. Jennison (1931 - 1932)

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