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Object Number
88-51-10/50405
Display Title
Beaming tool of bone (cannon bone of musk ox(?))
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaming tool of bone (cannon bone of musk ox(?))
Inventory Description
Bone implement, portion of shaft cut away
Classification
- Mechanical
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Innu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Quebec
Additional Geographic Terms
Ungava District
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm (11 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50405
Provenance
Collector
Lucien M. Turner
(1838-1886)
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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