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Ivory implement - hook at one end, perforation at other - for tightening sinew
Ivory implement - hook at one end, perforation at other - for tightening sinew
Object Number 88-51-10/49965
Display Title Ivory implement - hook at one end, perforation at other - for tightening sinew
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory implement - hook at one end, perforation at other - for tightening sinew
Inventory Description Tightener, ivory, rectangular bar, hooked ends, perforated at one end
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 10.7 x 101 x 0.7 cm (4 3/16 x 39 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49965, 7447 [crossed out]
Provenance
Collector Unknown (01/01/1838-01/01/1886)
Exchange participant Smithsonian Institution (01/01/1888)

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