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Object Number 51-16-10/33127.1
Display Title Small serrated ivory toggle
Descriptions
Object Description Small serrated ivory toggle
Inventory Description Toggle, carved ivory, U-shaped, perforated, worn
Classification
  • Hook
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island / Old Hut Site
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 2.8 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm (1 1/8 x 5/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-16-10/33127
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1913)
Donor Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1951)

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