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Object Number
34-18-10/2732
Display Title
Wooden plug from seal skin float
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, worked, plug
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: 13.2 x 4.2 x 3.4 cm (5 3/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-18-10/2732
Provenance
Provenance
John K. Howard
(1933)
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Greenland
| |
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Worked Wood
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Worked Wood
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Peru
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| 97-17-10/51091 | Seal-skin float for harpoon 97-17-10/51090 |
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Labrador
| |
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Utilized ivory
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St. Lawrence Island
| |
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Fishing and trapping
|
Alaska
| |
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Tools
|
Canada
| |
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Utilized ivory
|
Old Hut Site
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