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Whalebone implement
Object Number 41-29-10/23237
Display Title Whalebone implement
Descriptions
Inventory Description Blade, carved whale bone, notched, 3 perforations, highly worn, handle missing
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Modern
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Additional Geographic Terms St. Lawrence Island
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 43.2 x 12 x 1.6 cm (17 x 4 3/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23237
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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