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Object Number 88-51-10/50261
Display Title Antler handle for arrow flaker
Descriptions
Inventory Description Handle, curved, hollowed, with twine lashing
Classification
  • Mechanical
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Ayaasariarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms Cape Nome
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 7.7 x 1.7 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50261/ 44510/ C Name
Provenance
Collector Edward William Nelson
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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