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for Scissors, Copper Eskimo. Made of bone and copper. (In set with knife 48-6-10/291
Object Number
48-6-10/29193
Display Title
Scissors, Copper Eskimo. Made of bone and copper. (In set with knife 48-6-10/291
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of bone and copper scissos (in st with knife #10/29192) Scissors, Copper Eskimo. Made of bone and copper. (In set with knife 48-6-10/29192) 20x5.5x1.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Scissors, carved bone? with metal blades and rivets
Classification
- Shears
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Copper Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Nunavut
Additional Geographic Terms
Northwest Territory: Coronation Gulf
Materials
Bone Steel Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 19.6 × 4.7 × 1.2 cm (7 11/16 × 1 7/8 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-6-10/29193
Provenance
Collector
James E. F. Wight
(1915)
Seller
James E. F. Wight
(2/3/1948)
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