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Ivory comb
Object Number 51-16-10/33139
Display Title Ivory comb
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory comb
Inventory Description Comb, carved ivory, plain
Classification
  • Comb
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: 10.2 x 4.6 x 1.2 cm (4 x 1 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-16-10/33139
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1913)
Donor Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1951)

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