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Wooden box with incised linear design
Wooden box with incised linear design
Object Number 98-18-10/52038
Display Title Wooden box with incised linear design
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden box with incised linear design
Inventory Description Box, wood, cylindrical with incised linear design, perforation at base, cracked
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm (2 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52038, 87 [pencilled on]
Provenance
Collector Capt. Miner Bruce (?)
Donor Capt. Miner Bruce (1898)

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