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Fish jig
Object Number 98-18-10/52060
Display Title Fish jig
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ivory fishook, carved ivory shaft with 2 iron nail hooks
Classification
  • Fishhook
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials Ivory, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52060
Provenance
Collector Capt. Miner Bruce (?)
Donor Capt. Miner Bruce (1898)

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