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Ivory sinker and fishook. Ivory eyes inlaid with dark shell pupil.
Ivory sinker and fishook. Ivory eyes inlaid with dark shell pupil.
Object Number 973-33-10/51998
Display Title Ivory sinker and fishook. Ivory eyes inlaid with dark shell pupil.
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory sinker and fishook. Sinker 4" long; ivory eyes inlaid with dark shell pupil. Attached to sinker by means of gut cord is a 2.5" long ivory hook, terminating with bone barb approx. 1" long (curved).
Inventory Description Ivory fishook and carved sinker in shape of fish, tied together with sinew, nail
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Ivory, Sinew, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 25.8 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm (10 3/16 x 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-33-10/51998
Provenance
Collector Unknown (?)
Donor Unknown (?)

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