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Awl or drill point, worked ivory or antler?, highly worn, spalling
Awl or drill point, worked ivory or antler?, highly worn, spalling
Object Number 13-52-10/88635.1
Display Title Awl or drill point, worked ivory or antler?, highly worn, spalling
Descriptions
Object Description Awl or drill point, worked ivory or antler?, highly worn, spalling
Inventory Description Awl or drill point, worked ivory or antler?, highly worn, spalling
Classification
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Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Point Barrow
Materials Antler?
Dimensions Overall: 15.1 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm (5 15/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 13-52-10/88635.1
Provenance
Collector Prof. Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1911-1912)
Donor John B. Stetson, Jr. (1913)
Donor Prof. Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1913)

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