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Object Number 41-29-10/23239
Display Title Water squeezer of bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bone, utilized bone, perforated at one end
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
  • Punuk Period
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: 21.5 x 2 x 0.6 cm (8 7/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23239 & 49.
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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