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Object Number
975-5-10/52918
Display Title
"Fish-shaped" object of bone with three perforations. Possibly an ornament.
Descriptions
Object Description
"Fish-shaped" object, 28 cm. long, 4 cm. wide. Three perforations. May have been hat ornament. Whole bone.
Inventory Description
Unclassified, carved bone object, long, flat, 1 end tapered, 1 end split, perfor
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada?
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 28.5 x 3.8 x 0.7 cm (11 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-5-10/52918
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