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Object Number
967-71-70/4676
Display Title
Bone pointer with gummed end and string of hair ? attached. 6" long
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone pointer with gummed end and string of hair ? attached. 6" long
Inventory Description
Needle, carved bone, flat, tapered one end, hair tie other end with resin
Classification
- Needle
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
Materials
Hair, Bone, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 15.3 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm (6 x 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
967-71-70/4676
Provenance
Collector
Russell H. Harris
Seller
Mrs. John Linden
(12/12/1967)
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