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Object Number
49-38-10/31707
Display Title
Bone bow with leather thong - part of drilling set
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Drill, bow and thong, carved ivory bow, perforated, leather thong
Classification
- Drill
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Bering Strait region
Materials
Ivory, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm (10 5/8 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-38-10/31707
Provenance
Collector
H. E. Burnham
(?)
Donor
Mrs. Arthur O. Roberts
(August 15, 1949)
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