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Object Number
26-63-40/E3238
Display Title
Tendon thread
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Cordage, twisted sinew strands, wrapped around leather or sinew
Classification
- Cords
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sámi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Sápmi
Additional Geographic Terms
Sápmi
Materials
Sinew, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 10.9 x 1.6 cm (7 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
E-3238
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Martin Luther
(1926)
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