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Object Number 41-29-10/23182
Display Title Fish hook barb of ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ivory harpoon point barb
Classification
  • Harpoon point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Modern
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm (2 3/16 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23182; 30.
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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