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Object Number
46-36-10/28989
Display Title
Ivory shuttle (for net?)
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory shuttle, for holding sinew.
Inventory Description
Shuttle, carved ivory, probably for netting, longitudinal groove, ends broken
Classification
- Fishing and trapping
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 13.3 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm (5 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-36-10/28989
Provenance
Collector
General George Crook
(Unknown)
Donor
Raymond Emerson
(05/27/1946)
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