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Object Number 34-18-10/2727
Display Title Wooden toggle
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden toggle
Inventory Description Organic, wood toggle, worked, oar-shaped, perforated
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Worked Wood
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms Greenland, northern; Franz Joseph Fjord, SE branch of; Kjerulf Fjord
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 12.2 x 2.9 x 0.6 cm (4 13/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-18-10/2727
Provenance
Provenance John K. Howard (1933)

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