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Object Number
08-8-10/73013
Display Title
Ivory sinker
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Sinker, carved ivory, both ends perforated, 1 end strung with sinew
Classification
- Sinker
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yupik?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Ivory, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 8.9 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm (3 1/2 x 13/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
73013; Alaska
Provenance
Collector
Lt. Selim E. Woodworth
(Unknown)
Donor
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(01/01/1908)
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