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Object Number
50-45-10/33028
Display Title
Complete bola with 7 bone weights on braided sinew lines.
Descriptions
Object Description
Complete bola with 7 bone weights on braided sinew lines with *
Inventory Description
Bola, 6 oval bone weights attached to string.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bola
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
North Slope Burough
Additional Geographic Terms
Point Hope
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 x 2.1 x 1.5 cm (1 3/8 x 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50-45-10/33028
Provenance
Collector
Romayne L. Potosky
(?)
Collector
Norman Potosky
(?)
Donor
Denver Art Museum
(September 5, 1950)
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