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Object Number 98-18-10/52055
Display Title Stone sinkers
Descriptions
Object Description Stone sinkers
Inventory Description Sinkers, ground stone, 2 perforations each, 2 with rawhide cord
Classification
  • Sinker
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Dimensions Overall: 16.7 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm (6 9/16 x 1 11/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 52055 & [45265] & [45257] & 45272\CNome\Nelson
Provenance
Collector Capt. Miner Bruce (?)
Donor Capt. Miner Bruce (1898)

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