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Object Number
87-15-10/45763
Display Title
Carved bone representing fish
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved bone whale ornament, perforated, red pigment
Classification
- Raw Material
- Adornment
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Killisnor
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 13.1 x 1.6 cm (3 1/4 x 5 3/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87-15-10/45763
Provenance
Provenance
Alice C. Fletcher
(1883-1886)
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