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Object Number 41-29-10/23181
Display Title Harpoon ice pick of ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description Large ivory point
Classification
  • Utilized ivory
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 21.2 x 3 x 2.3 cm (8 3/8 x 1 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23181; 43.
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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