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Object Number 54-4-10/34448
Display Title Whale bone "seal call" or scratching decoy for seal
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bone implement, carved, with 3 prongs.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Southeast
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 18.3 x 5.5 x 3.4 cm (7 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 54-4-10/34448
Provenance
Collector Mr. Philip Dana Orcutt (1943 - 1954)
Donor Mr. Philip Dana Orcutt (1943 - 1954)

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