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Object Number
94-57-10/R27
Display Title
Stone maul. Head of pectolite, haft of worked antler, lashings of sinewbraid.
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone maul. Head of pectolite, haft of worked antler, lashings of sinewbraid.
Inventory Description
Hammer, ground stone head, chipped, lashed to antler handle, braided sinew
Classification
- Hammer
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1894
Culture
- Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
North Slope Burough
/
Point Barrow
Materials
Stone, Antler, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 21.2 x 7.8 x 5.8 cm (8 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
R/27 & .R. & 2/L/688
Provenance
Collector
Frederick H. Rindge
(?)
Donor
Frederick H. Rindge
(1894)
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