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Object Number 41-29-10/23183
Display Title Fishhook shank of bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Utilized bone, 3 perforations at one end and 1 perforation at other end
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Modern
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 14.1 x 2.6 x 1.1 cm (5 9/16 x 1 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23183; 29.
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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