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Bone 3-prong fork with 1 tine broken
Bone 3-prong fork with 1 tine broken
Object Number 51-16-10/33130
Display Title Bone 3-prong fork with 1 tine broken
Descriptions
Object Description Bone 3-prong fork with 1 tine broken
Inventory Description Organic, bone, hook, carved ivory, serrated tines, one broken, splitting
Classification
  • Hook
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Asiatic Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island / Old Hut Site
Materials Bone, Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 13.4 x 3.4 x 0.5 cm (5 1/4 x 1 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-16-10/33130
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1913)
Donor Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1951)

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