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Object Number
985-27-10/59281
Display Title
Arctic ice pick. Handle of carved wood. Sharp, carved bone lashed on top.
Descriptions
Object Description
Arctic ice pick. Carved piece of wood forms the handle. Handle carved out then widening and becoming more flat, almost rectangular. 2 holes through wood. Piece of carved bone, sharp at both ends lashed on top w/ leather. Lashed through holes. Hole drilled through one end of bone. 19.2x18.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Pick, carved wood handle, perforated, lashed with rawhide to carved bone pick
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Eskimo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Bone, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 19.4 x 18.6 x 3 cm (7 5/8 x 7 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59281
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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