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Long bone, with iron hook at one end.
Long bone, with iron hook at one end.
Object Number 975-5-10/52917
Display Title Long bone, with iron hook at one end.
Descriptions
Object Description Long bone, 29 cm. with iron hook at one end.
Inventory Description Hooks, worked bone, long and thin with bent iron nail hook through one end
Classification
  • Hook
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada?
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 28.9 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm (11 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 975-5-10/52917

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