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Object Number 41-29-10/23185
Display Title Fishhook of ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ivory fish hook, 2 barbs, perforated at one end
Classification
  • Hook
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Recent Prehistoric Period
  • Modern
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 6.9 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 11/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23185; 28.
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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