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Ivory implements
Object Number 51-16-10/33128
Display Title Ivory implements
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory implements
Inventory Description Harpoon foreshafts, carved ivory, 1 end worked to point, perforated
Classification
  • Harpoon point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Asiatic Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island / Old Hut Site
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 11 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm (4 5/16 x 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 51-16-10/33128
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1913)
Donor Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1951)

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