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Point of blubber hook-4 holes perforated
Point of blubber hook-4 holes perforated
Object Number 88-51-10/49988
Display Title Point of blubber hook-4 holes perforated
Descriptions
Object Description Point of blubber hook-4 holes perforated
Inventory Description Hook point, curved, triangular, 4 perforations and incisions
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Ajaiyak?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Koyukon; Ajaiak
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 9 x 3.6 x 0.8 cm (3 9/16 x 1 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49988, Ajaiyak / 37296[crossed out] Alaska / Nelson
Provenance
Collector Edward William Nelson (ca 1880)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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