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Object Number 18-4-60/D1091
Display Title Pick head of mammoth tusk
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pick head, carved tusk, curved, conical tip, handle with perforated slits
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Chukche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Russia / Siberia
Materials Tusk
Dimensions Overall: 32.3 x 4.8 x 2.8 cm (12 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D1091

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