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Object Number 35-48-10/4489
Display Title Bone knuckle used for net sinker
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, sinker, carved bone knuckle, two perforations
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Qikiqtagrungmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Northwest Arctic Borough / Kotzebue
Additional Geographic Terms Kotzebue, vicinity of
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 8.1 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm (3 3/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-48-10/4489
Provenance
Provenance Gertrude Weld Arnold (1935)

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