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Object Number 51-16-10/33156
Display Title Ivory spool?
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory spool?
Inventory Description Spool?, carved ivory, spoolshaped, traces of green pigment, worn, cracked
Classification
  • Utilized ivory
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: 2.6 x 2.7 x 2.8 cm (1 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-16-10/33156
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1913)
Donor Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1951)

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