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Ivory cord tightener
Object Number 88-51-10/50382
Display Title Ivory cord tightener
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory cord tightener
Inventory Description Cord tightener, carved ivory, upturned ends, one perforated
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms Anderson River B.A.
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 10.8 x 1 x 0.8 cm (4 1/4 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50382, [7447], And, McFarland
Provenance
Provenance Robert MacFarlane (1838-1886)

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