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Implement of bone
Object Number 67-9-10/177
Display Title Implement of bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Large bone needle, perforated
Classification
  • Textileworking
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Coast
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 33.02 x 9.7 x 1.2 cm (13 x 3 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 177
Provenance
Collector Unknown (?)
Donor Boston Athenaeum (1867)

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