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Bone implement (used in making rifle shells)
Bone implement (used in making rifle shells)
Object Number 46-36-10/28987
Display Title Bone implement (used in making rifle shells)
Descriptions
Object Description Bone implement (used in making rifle shells)
Inventory Description Bullet or shell mould, carved, hinged, bone/ivory, incised/pigmented linear d
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Ivory, Bone, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 22.1 x 5.5 x 3.2 cm (8 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-36-10/28987
Provenance
Collector General George Crook (Unknown)
Donor Raymond Emerson (05/27/1946)

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