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Object Number 2002.1.1767
Display Title Sinker, carved bone
Descriptions
Object Description Sinker, carved bone
Inventory Description Sinker, carved bone, perforated, with piece of knotted sinew attached
Classification
  • Sinker
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska?
Materials Bone, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 5.1 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm (2 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2002.1.1767 & T604

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