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Object Number 2002.1.1986
Display Title Line, baleen strip, loop at 1 end
Descriptions
Object Description Line, baleen strip, loop at 1 end
Inventory Description Line, baleen strip, loop at 1 end wrapped with bark
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Materials Baleen, Bark
Dimensions Overall: 17.1 x 1 x 0.4 cm (6 3/4 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2002.1.1986

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