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Wooden plug from seal skin float
Wooden plug from seal skin float
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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