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Object Number 41-29-10/23220
Display Title Net sinker of bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bone netsinker, perforated at one 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
Additional Geographic Terms St. Lawrence Island
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 9.3 x 6 x 4 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23220; 21.
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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