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Ivory implements - used for sinew work on bow
Ivory implements - used for sinew work on bow
Object Number 48-6-10/29206
Display Title Ivory implements - used for sinew work on bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved ivory implements, curved, 2 with grooved handles
Classification
  • Tools
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Copper Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms Coronation Gulf
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 21.1 x 1 x 8.9 cm (8 5/16 x 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 48-6-10/29206
Provenance
Provenance James E. F. Wight (1916)

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