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Object Number
41-29-10/23214
Display Title
Basalt flaked and polished adze head
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ground and chipped stone adze
Classification
- Adze
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
- Old Bering Sea
- Prehistoric Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
/
St. Lawrence Island
Additional Geographic Terms
St. Lawrence Island
Materials
Basalt
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 4.1 x 1.9 cm (3 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-29-10/23214; 52.
Provenance
Provenance
Froelich G. Rainey
(1926-1939)
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