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Object Number 41-29-10/23226
Display Title Blubber scraper (fat scraper) of ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ivory scraper
Classification
  • Utilized ivory
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Recent Prehistoric Period
  • Old Bering Sea
  • 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 Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 13.8 x 4.1 x 2.1 cm (5 7/16 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23226; 13.
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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