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Object Number
48-6-10/29186.1
Display Title
Trout spear jigger - bone and copper, with line of sinew and bear tooth bait
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Lure, bear tooth, peforated, broken, splitting attached to braided sinew cord
Classification
- Lure
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Copper Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
Materials
Sinew, Bear tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 6.6 x 1.4 x 2.1 cm (2 5/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-6-10/29186.1
Provenance
Provenance
James E. F. Wight
(1916)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48-6-10/29186 | Trout spear jigger - bone and copper, with line of sinew and bear tooth bait |
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