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Throwing stick of bone (antler)
Throwing stick of bone (antler)
Object Number 69-30-10/2041
Display Title Throwing stick of bone (antler)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bone implement, gooved channel, perforated handle
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Shoshone?
  • Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 8.5 x 1.6 cm (1 13/16 x 3 3/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2041
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867-1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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