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Object Number 98-18-10/52075
Display Title Bird bolas
Descriptions
Inventory Description Snare, bird bolas, chipped stone weights, fiber cords, fiber wrapped quill bundl
Classification
  • Snare
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98-18-10/52075; POISON
Provenance
Collector Capt. Miner Bruce (?)
Donor Capt. Miner Bruce (1898)

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